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Sign In. Edit Pawn Sacrifice Bobby Fischer Liev Schreiber Boris Spassky Michael Stuhlbarg Paul Marshall Peter Sarsgaard

Pawn sacrifice imdb

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. Pawn Sacrifice PG 1h 55m. Play trailer Biography Drama History. Director Edward Zwick. Steven Knight Stephen J. Rivele Christopher Wilkinson. See production info at IMDbPro.

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Sign In. Pawn Sacrifice Hide Spoilers. His dream of becoming the youngest world champion ever has been crushed by the Russian's way of playing and he slowly starts to lose his mind. Wanting to prove to everyone, and himself that is is the best in the world he sets up a series of matches with Boris Spassky Schreiber , the best player in the world.

Sign In. Edit Pawn Sacrifice Bobby Fischer Liev Schreiber Boris Spassky Michael Stuhlbarg Paul Marshall Peter Sarsgaard Father Bill Lombardy Edward Zinoviev

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.

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Quotes Paul Marshall : I think he's afraid of what's gonna happen if he loses. Top Gap. These are also questions that this film has not addressed. Teenage Bobby Fischer Aiden Lovekamp Bobby Fischer. Lombardy was Fischer's coach and confidant, and seemed to be the only one who grasped the severity of Bobby's mental state. The most interesting thing about him was his incredible talent. Overall: Recommended. Pawn Sacrifice is an engaging and well-made biopic with solid performances. Andreas Apergis Uncle Paul uncredited.

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.

Perhaps that material would be better presented in a documentary than in a popular flick. For example, Fischer was unusually athletic for a chess player, working out regularly during the World Championship, and his love life went beyond hooking up with a prostitute; he later married, which is hard to imagine of Maguire's version. Liev Schreiber, in the commentary, says that chess masters must constantly predict their opponent's attacks, and that doing so contributes to paranoia. Overall this is a very well made movie, one which kept my interest throughout. The most interesting thing about him was his incredible talent. Sign In Sign In. It's better if you become interested in the person and read about him, as I did about Fischer, though I remember him. We badly want to see the master play but at what cost. Tremblay's Aide. His illegitimacy? Sign In Sign In. New Customer?