
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.
7.0
1 reviewsRuntime: 79 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 1982-09-10
Director(s): Camille Coudari, Gilles Carle
Production: ONF | NFB, Société Radio-Canada
Languages: French
IMDB: tt0084177