The World Champion (2021)
Some sporting victories are about more than just claiming a title. Some of them go down in history. The film follows the most dramatic and legendary showdown in the history of chess – the match between Anatoly Karpov, then world champion, and Viktor Korchnoi, a recent emigrant from the USSR. In this battle between two outstanding chess players, a duel of personalities under immense psychological pressure, the stakes are incomprehensibly high.
Director:
Alexey Sidorov
Writer:
Alexey Sidorov
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Konstantin Khabenskiy as Korchnoi |
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Ivan Yankovsky as Karpov |
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Vladimir Vdovichenkov as Gradov |
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Victor Dobronravov as Sergey Maksimov |
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Viktor Sukhorukov as Viktor Baturinskiy |
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Diana Pozharskaya as Veronika |
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Anatoly Kot as Igor Zaytsev |
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Mikhail Troynik as Yuriy Balashov |
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Aleksandr Filippenko as Leonid Brezhnev |
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Larisa Shakhvorostova as Karpov's mother |
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Anton Bogdanov as Vasiliy Brykin |
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Dmitriy Miller as Sevastyanov |
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Zurab Miminoshvili as Guladze |
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David Brodsky as Boris Zelenin |
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Dmitriy Iosifov as Mikhail Tal |
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Arseny Topolaga as Pavel |
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Denis Kotov as Reporter |
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Anton Lunin as Wedding photographer |
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Irina Zamula as French reporter |
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Sergey Taktarov as |
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Vartan Torosyan as Announcer's helper |
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Alyona Kim as Marisol |
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Leon Avtaev as Chess player |
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Fyodor Dobronravov as Karpov's father |
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Vladimir Zaytsev as Aranovich |
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Igor Khripunov as Philippov |
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Mark Noble as Schmid |
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Josefin Asplund as Paola |
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Peter Seaton-Clark as Gofdrey |
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Junsuke Kinoshita as Kampomanes |
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Vladimir Khalturin as Spasskiy |
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Pekka Strang as Fischer |
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Daniyar Alshinov as Captain Romeo |
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Armen Ananikyan as Petrosyan |
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Vladimir Andreyev as Luzhniki announcer |
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Cécile Pleuge as Press room journalist |
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Sergey Genkin as Roommate |
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Pyotr Vins as Murei Yakov |
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Alexandr Gorelov as Polugaevskiy |
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Igor Zakharov as Grigoriy Naumovich |
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Anastasiya Imamova as Accountant |
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Mikhail Kalinichev as Zlatoust audience |
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Grant Kagramanyan as Chess player |
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Nikolay Drozdovsky as Korchnoi's parapsychologist |
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Ivan Perković as Fragella |
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Vladimir Tashlykov as Professor Melnikov |
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Evgeny Chupin as Main grandmaster |
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Sergey Shokolov as Brezhnev's referent |
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Radoje Čupić as Kazhic |
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Grant Amiryan as Bit part |
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Aleksey Sitkin as |
| Sound | Artyom Vasilev | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Dmitry Korabelnikov | Editor |
| Production | Margarita Lenskikh | Casting Director |
| Camera | Aleksandr Vdovenko | Steadicam Operator |
| Directing | Ekaterina Molochnaya | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Pavel Bezborodov | VFX Supervisor |
| Camera | Filipp Yuzhanin | Additional Director of Photography |
| Crew | Aleksandr Samokhvalov | Stunt Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Alexandr Gorokhov | VFX Supervisor |
| Sound | Aleksey Samodelko | Sound Director |
| Camera | Alexandr Mikeladze | Additional Director of Photography |
| Writing | Alexey Sidorov | Screenplay |
| Directing | Alexey Sidorov | Director |
| Camera | Mikhail Milashin | Director of Photography |
| Production | Leonid Vereshchagin | Producer |
| Production | Nikita Mikhalkov | Producer |
| Production | Rafael Minasbekyan | Producer |
| Production | Alexey Sidorov | Producer |
| Production | Sergei Gurevich | Producer |
| Production | Michael Kitaev | Executive Producer |
| Art | Sergey Agin | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ulyana Polyanskaya | Costume Designer |
| Production | Anton Zlatopolskiy | Producer |
