The Great Chess Movie (1982)
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.
Directors: Camille Coudari, Gilles Carle.
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Pascal Rollin as Narrator (voice) |
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Anatoli Karpov as Self |
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Viktor Kortchnoi as Self |
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Fernando Arrabal as Self |
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Boris Spassky as Self |
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Bobby Fischer as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Camille Coudari | Director |
| Directing | Gilles Carle | Director |
| Production | Camille Coudari | Researcher |
| Production | Hélène Verrier | Producer |
| Sound | Michel B. Bordeleau | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Pierre Letarte | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Joutel | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Yves Leduc | Editor |
| Camera | Thomas Vámos | Director of Photography |