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Searching for Bobby Fischer: Directed by Steven Zaillian. With Max Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley. A prepubescent chess prodigy is encouraged to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
- (43K)
- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Steven Zaillian
- 1993-08-11
Starring Max Pomeranc in his film debut, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, and Laurence Fishburne, it is based on the life of prodigy chess player Joshua Waitzkin, played by Pomeranc, and adapted from the book of the same name by Joshua's father, Fred Waitzkin. The film was nominated for Best Cinematography in the 66th Academy Awards. Plot.
Pawn Sacrifice: Directed by Edward Zwick. With Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber, Michael Stuhlbarg, Peter Sarsgaard. 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.
- (50K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- Edward Zwick
- 2015-09-25
Pawn Sacrifice is a 2014 American biographical psychological drama film about chess grandmaster and 11th world champion Bobby Fischer. It follows Fischer's challenge against top Soviet chess grandmasters during the Cold War and culminating in the World Chess Championship 1972 match versus Boris Spassky in Reykjavík , Iceland .
Aug 7, 2007 · Searching for Bobby Fischer really begins in 1972 when Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky in the World Chess Championship Match in Reyjavik, Iceland, then disappeared from chess. Many people got interested in chess and picked up the game, even became grandmasters, because of Fischer popularizing the...
Aug 13, 1993 · A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer. Steven Zaillian. Director, Screenplay.
Sep 23, 2015 · Actor Aiden Lovekamp (left) portrays Bobby Fischer as a child in the Pawn Sacrifice movie. A young Bobby Fischer (right) contemplates his next move in real life in the 1950s. What is the most noticeable difference between Bobby Fischer and his onscreen counterpart, Tobey Maguire?
