Plot
During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.
Cast
Tobey Maguire
Bobby Fischer
Peter Sarsgaard
Father Bill Lombardy
Liev Schreiber
Boris Spassky
Michael Stuhlbarg
Paul Marshall
Lily Rabe
Joan Fischer
Sophie Nélisse
Young Joan
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
Teen Bobby Fischer
Conrad Pla
Carmine Nigro
Aiden Lovekamp
Young Bobby Fischer
Evelyne Brochu
Donna
Robin Weigert
Regina Fischer
Andreas Apergis
Uncle Paul
Crew
Edward Zwick
Director
Steven Knight
Screenplay
Gail Katz
Producer
Tobey Maguire
Producer
Bradford Young
Director of Photography
Edward Zwick
Producer
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
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