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Bobby Fischer Against the World
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Bobby Fischer Against the World

Jun 6, 2011
1h 33m
★ 6.8

Overview

The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.

Genres

Documentary
Drama

Production Companies

Moxie Firecracker Films
LM Media Production
HBO Documentary Films

Bobby Fischer Against the World Trailers

Cast

Bobby Fischer

Himself (archive footage)

Bobby Fischer

Henry Kissinger

Himself

Henry Kissinger

Harry Benson

Self

Harry Benson

Garry Kasparov

Self

Garry Kasparov

Judit Polgar

Self

Judit Polgar

Larry Evans

Self

Larry Evans

Asa Hoffmann

Self

Asa Hoffmann

Mikhail Tal

Self (archive footage)

Mikhail Tal

Anatoli Karpov

Self (archive footage)

Anatoli Karpov

Boris Spassky

Self (archive footage)

Boris Spassky

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