The Great Chess Movie

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Pascal RollinNarrator (voice)

Anatoli KarpovSelf

Viktor Kortchnoi

Viktor KortchnoiSelf

Fernando ArrabalSelf

Boris Spassky

Boris SpasskySelf

Bobby FischerSelf (archive footage)