Watch The Great Chess Movie Online

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The Great Chess Movie

The Great Chess Movie Online

  • Genres: Documentary
  • Release Date: 10/09/1982
  • Duration : 1 hour 20 minutes
  • Director: Camille Coudari, Gilles Carle
  • Production: ONF | NFB, Société Radio-Canada
  • Country: Canada
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Overview:

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.

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