The Great Chess Movie (1982)

Original title

Jouer sa vie

Directed by

Gilles Carle

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary features several famous chess players from the 1980s, including Bobby Fischer and Anatoly Karpov. It shows them playing matches and discussing the game of chess.

informativedocumentary-stylecalmobservationalhistoricalnostalgicslow-pacedneutral

What happens

The Great Chess Movie (French: Jouer sa vie) is a 1982 Canadian film directed by Gilles Carle and Camille Coudari, starring Bobby Fischer, Viktor Korchnoi, Anatoly Karpov and Ljubomir Ljubojević among other notable chess players. The 80-minute documentary is produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Documentary at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983. It also won the Best Canadian Short Film category at 1982 Montréal World Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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