The Great Chess Movie
- Movies
- 1982-09-10
- FR
- Released
- 1h 20m
- CA
- Documentary
Production
ONF | NFB, Société Radio-Canada
Storyline
In this Gilles Carle feature documentary on the game of chess, the international chess match is cast as a classic Western shoot-out. Three chess greats dominate the film: Russia's Anatoly Karpov; Viktor Korchnoi, a Russian defector; and American Bobby Fischer. Chess aficionados Camille Coudari and Fernando Arrabal analyze the personalities and strategies of the players and comment on the interplay of politics and chess.
