Pawn Sacrifice

2014
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Title: Pawn Sacrifice

Original Title: Pawn sacrifice

Year: 2014

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Release Dates

  • UK: August 11 2017
  • United States: September 25 2015

Plot

This film are based on real events. Chess champion of United States, Bobby Fischer, starring by Tobey Maguire will prepare for one of the world's most anticipated events of the twentieth century, the championship of chess in Iceland. He finds himself caught between genius and madness. During the edge of the Cold War, Fischer will face a great opponent, Boris Spasskij, starring by Liev Schreiber, the Russian champion. Thus, this chess game will become one of the most important events in history. Fischer spent 20 years without competing after that victory, exhaustion generated by the pressure of the game, left him on the verge of collapse. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014.

Cast

Director:

Edward Zwick Edward Zwick

Roc LaFortune

Roc LaFortune

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Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire

Bobby Fischer

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Boris Spassky

Lily Rabe

Lily Rabe

Joan Fischer

Robin Weigert

Robin Weigert

Regina Fischer

Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard

Father Bill Lombardy

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

Paul Marshall

Videos

'Pawn Sacrifice' Trailer #2 1:22
'Pawn Sacrifice' Trailer 2:31

Photos

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Trivia

Manchester City

Bobby was a fan of European football as well as chess, saying on several occasions that he followed Manchester United and dreamed of watching them live.

Superheroes

Both protagonists have been participants in the Marvel world, playing superheroes. Tobey Maguire 'Spider-Man' was the famous trilogy and Liev Schrieber played Sabertooth in 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'.

Error

In some cases, when Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) studies in his little chessboard, the board is placed with a black corner to the right. This is wrong, a very basic info is that when a serious game starts, it has to be with a white corner to the right of each player. This is distinctly defined in the rules of the game.

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