Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)
June 6, 2011Release Date
Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)
June 6, 2011Release Date


Plot.
Where to Watch.

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Cast & Crew.

Bobby Fischer
Himself (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger
Himself

Harry Benson
self / Still Photographer

Garry Kasparov
self

Judit Polgar
Self

Larry Evans
Self

Asa Hoffmann
Self

Liz Garbus
Director / Producer
Media.

Details.
Release DateJune 6, 2011
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Content RatingPG
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Bobby Fischer Against the World is a documentary feature film that explores the life of chess Grandmaster and 11th World Champion Bobby Fischer. It incorporates interviews with chess players Anthony Saidy, Larry Evans, Sam Sloan, Susan Polgar, Garry Kasparov, Asa Hoffmann, Friðrik Ólafsson, Lothar Schmid and others. It includes rare archive footage from the World Chess Championship 1972.
Director Liz Garbus began her work on the film after Fischer's death in 2008 at the age of 64. She said of Fischer: "It's hard to imagine that in 1972, all eyes were on a chess match, but it does, in fact, seem to be the case. Bobby Fischer was this self-taught Brooklyn boy who took the New York chess scene and then the national chess scene by storm. And the Russians had been dominating the sport for decades. ... So for an American to have a real chance at beating that [Soviet] machine, this was big stuff. ... The symbolism of the match was enormous."
The documentary has an 88% rating and an average rating of 7.1/10 on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film is dedicated to editor Karen Schmeer, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident while they were already a few months into the editing process.
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