"On the board he fought the Cold War. In his mind he fought his madness."

2015

1h 55m

6.7(992 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Overview

American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.

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66 members

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Tobey Maguire

Bobby Fischer

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Peter Sarsgaard

Father Bill Lombardy

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Liev Schreiber

Boris Spassky

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Michael Stuhlbarg

Paul Marshall

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Lily Rabe

Joan Fischer

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Sophie Nélisse

Young Joan

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Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick

Teen Bobby Fischer

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Conrad Pla

Carmine Nigro

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Aiden Lovekamp

Young Bobby Fischer

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Evelyne Brochu

Donna

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Robin Weigert

Regina Fischer

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Andreas Apergis

Uncle Paul

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Katie Bird Nolan

Maria

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Ilia Volok

KGB Agent

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Peter Janov

KGB Agent

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Spiro Malandrakis

Reporter

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Arthur Holden

Party Guest #3

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Raphael Grosz-Harvey

Donald Byrne

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John Maclaren

Theodore Tremblay

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Vitali Makarov

Yovanovic

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Eric Lee Huffman

KGB Bodyguard

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Brett Watson

Lothar Schmid

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Shawn Campbell

Cyril Pustan

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野村祐人

Japanese Anchorman

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Norman Lehnert

German Reporter

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Edward Zinoviev

Geller

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Sam Stone

Deli Customer

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Jonathan Dubsky

Tremblay's Aide

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Mark Slacke

Icelandic Journalist

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Alexandre Gorchkov

Iivo Nei

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Igor Ovadis

Russian Bookstore Owner

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Bobo Vian

Bookstore Owner's Wife

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Joe Cobden

Motel Clerk

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Brent Skagford

Businessman (Motel)

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Richard Jutras

Referee - Santa Monica

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Yanick Bousquet

Foreign Reporter #1 (French)

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Shanmugasunder Chetty

Foreign Reporter #2 (East Indian)

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Mohsen El Gharbi

Foreign Reporter #3 (Dutch)

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Andrew Peplowski

ABC News Anchor

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David Pryde

50's Reporter

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Roc LaFortune

Official (Soviet Accres.)

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Vito DeFilippo

Russian Opponent (Bulgaria 1967)

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Ellen David

Party Guest #1 (Fischer Apt.)

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Rosaruby Kagan

Party Guest #2 (Fischer Apt.)

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Alain Goulem

Reporter #1 (Vancouver)

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Carlo Mestroni

Reporter #2 (Vancouver)

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Glen Bowser

Bus Driver

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Zach Fraser

Long Haired Hippy

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Alexandra Van Loon

Joan's Daughter

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Marco Verdoni

Joan's Husband

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Matt Keyes

JFK Airport Journalist

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Edward Yankie

President Nixon

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Al Vandecruys

Arbiter - Bulgaria

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Al Dubois

NBC Reporter

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Francois Cote

Marshall Heavy

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François Ducharme

Bent Larsen

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Maurice Demers

President Brezhnev

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Grace Anne

Bobby Fischer Fan (uncredited)

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Nathaly Thibault

Press Conference (uncredited)

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Benoit Priest

Texan Trucker (uncredited)

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Sigurbjörn Guðmundsson

Icelandic Policeman (uncredited)

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Natalija Ugrina

Bikini Babe (uncredited)

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Lydia Zadel

Kissing Woman (uncredited)

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Dennis Staroselsky

(uncredited)

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André Sogliuzzo

Henry Kissinger (voice, uncredited)

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Bobby Fischer

Self (archive footage)

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