Pawn Sacrifice (2014)
- Directed by
- Edward Zwick
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 1,074 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This biographical drama follows chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer as he prepares for and competes in the 1972 World Chess Championship against Boris Spassky. The film shows Fischer's intense focus and personal struggles during the Cold War era.
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What happens
Pawn Sacrifice is a 2014 American biographical psychological drama film about Bobby Fischer, a chess grandmaster and the eleventh world champion. It follows Fischer's challenge against top Soviet chess grandmasters during the Cold War and culminating in the World Chess Championship 1972 match versus Boris Spassky in Reykjavík, Iceland. It was directed by Edward Zwick and written by Steven Knight, and stars Tobey Maguire as Fischer, Liev Schreiber as Spassky, Lily Rabe as Joan Fischer, and Peter Sarsgaard as William Lombardy. It was released in the United States on September 16, 2015. The film received generally positive reviews, with many critics praising Maguire's performance, but grossed only $5 million worldwide against a budget of $19 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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