The Great Chess Movie


Genre: Documentary
Year: 1987
Rating: NR
Length: 80 min

Synopsis: This documentary features three legendary chess champions - Anotoly Karpov, Viktor Korchnoi, and Bobby Fisher - as they compete at international tournaments, and away from competition.

Chess (2003/I) (V)
Directed by
Lars Rudolfsson

Writing credits
Tim Rice (book)
Lars Rudolfsson (re-write/translation)

Genre: Musical

Plot Outline: The Soviet chess player Anatolij meets the American chess player Freddie in Italy where a grand chess championship is held. There, their pasts and love affairs starts to affect the competition, forcing them to face their inner feelings.

User Comments: Fascinating production of a brilliant musical

Credited cast:
Tommy Körberg .... Anatolij Sergievskij
Helen Sjöholm .... Florence Vaszi
Anders Ekborg .... Freddie Trumper
Josefin Nilsson .... Svetlana Sergievskaja
Per Myrberg .... Alexander Molokov
Rolf Skoglund .... Domaren, Jean Jacques van Boren

Runtime: Sweden:128 min
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish
Color: Color
Sound Mix: DTS / Dolby Digital

 
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