1982
7.0 (1 votes)
1h 20m
Official Website
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Société Radio-Canada
Société Radio-Canada
The Great Chess Movie (Jouer sa vie)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Camille Coudari, Gilles Carle
Director of Photography: Pierre Letarte, Thomas Vamos
Producer: Hélène Verrier
Top Cast
Pascal Rollin
Self - Narrator (voice)
Bobby Fischer
Self
Anatoli Karpov
Self
Viktor Kortchnoi
Self
Fernando Arrabal
Self
Boris Spassky
Self
