The Great Chess Movie
| The Great Chess Movie | |
|---|---|
| French | Jouer sa vie |
| Directed by | Gilles Carle Camille Coudari |
| Starring | Bobby Fischer Viktor Korchnoi Anatoly Karpov Ljubomir Ljubojević Fernando Arrabal! |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
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.[1] It also won the Best Canadian Short Film category at 1982 Montréal World Film Festival.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Jay Scott, "Top Genie prospects for Jack Miner move". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1983.
- ^ "Montréal World Film Festival (1982)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
External links[edit]
The Great Chess Movie in the NFB collection catalog
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