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Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire. Paul Marshall : I think he's afraid of what's gonna happen if he loses. Father Bill Lombardy : No, he's afraid of what's gonna happen if he wins. Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account.

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Sign In. Tobey Maguire Bobby Fischer. Liev Schreiber Boris Spassky. Michael Stuhlbarg Paul Marshall. Peter Sarsgaard Father Bill Lombardy. Edward Zinoviev Efim Geller. Alexandre Gorchkov Iivo Nei. Lily Rabe Joan Fischer. Robin Weigert Regina Fischer. Aiden Lovekamp Young Bobby Fischer. Evelyne Brochu Donna.

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Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. Bobby Fischer was wanted in the United States of America for violating economic sanctions against the former Yugoslavia by playing a chess match there in He fled to Japan and was arrested in July for trying to leave Japan on a revoked U. Thus, he was detained in Japan awaiting deportation to the USA.

For more information, visit the contribution bible. American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky. View More. I know Bobby Fischer a genius American chess player, in fact, after watching the 'Searching for Bobby Fischer', which is another biopic as this one. Other than that I know nothing about his life, so I'm very thankful for this film. From the director of many sensational flicks comes this to inspire you. Wait, did I say inspire, but I'm little confused over how this film to be considered.

Pawn sacrifice imdb

Although Edward Zwick's "Pawn Sacrifice" has the great virtue of centering on expert performances by a cast including Tobey Maguire , Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard , it ends up as a sad example of the inherent difficulties of dramatizing a cerebral face-off like the battle royale between chess masters Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. No doubt the subject here could make for a strong film. It certainly did in "Bobby Fischer Against the World," Liz Garbus' justly acclaimed nonfiction account of the same material. The latest proof that some real-life incidents come across more dramatically when treated as documentaries rather than fact-based fiction, Zwick's film effectively poses the question of why viewers should care about a chess match that riveted the world more than 40 years ago. The answer to that may well depend on the viewer's age. Zwick includes generous dollops from the U. For filmgoers too young to remember the fraught tensions of the Cold War, however, these same antique newsreels may seem like little more than dimensionless historical curiosities. In rather formulaic fashion, Steven Knight's screenplay starts off with certain tense moments before the big game begins, then flashes back to show how the characters got there. The result is that the film's first hour is devoted to a biopic-style chronicle of Fischer's early life, in which we learn that Bobby played as a youngster by Aiden Lovekamp and Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick had a loose-cannon Communist mom Robin Weigert who refused to tell him who his real dad was, but established his chess skills early under the tutelage of a generous mentor named Carmine Nigro Conrad Pla.

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Benoit Priest Texan Trucker uncredited. Conrad Pla Carmine Nigro. While covering his early life and chess career, focuses largely on the World Chess Championship match between Fischer and the reigning champion Boris Spassky. Clear your history. Customer - Diner. Sign In. Long Haired Hippy. Fischer was from Brooklyn and he lacked a formal education. Trailer Foreign Reporter 3 Dutch Andrew Peplowski Pawn Sacrifice is an engaging and well-made biopic with solid performances. There has been so much of slamming of this movie. You can't not wonder, what was wrong with him?

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But look at Boris Spassky. Clear your history. Richard Jutras More from this title. Reefer Man Maurice Demers FAQ Kathy Kelso Learn more. Bobby Fischer Fan uncredited Dick Cavett What is the Japanese language plot outline for Pawn Sacrifice ? One hopes that this kindly man will serve as a ray of light in Bobby's life, but Bobby behaves as if he is autistic. It also makes me wish I'd actually read some of those chess books my dad bought me; I always just sort of stumbled through without ever understanding the complexities of the game. When I was a kid, Bobby Fischer was a big deal.