The World Champion (2021)
2h 25m
Running Time
December 30, 2021Release Date
The World Champion (2021)
2h 25m
Running Time
December 30, 2021Release Date
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Plot.
Some sporting victories are about more than just claiming a title. Some of them go down in history. The film follows the most dramatic and legendary showdown in the history of chess – the match between Anatoly Karpov, then world champion, and Viktor Korchnoi, a recent emigrant from the USSR. In this battle between two outstanding chess players, a duel of personalities under immense psychological pressure, the stakes are incomprehensibly high.
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Cast & Crew.
Konstantin Khabenskiy
Korchnoi
Ivan Yankovsky
Karpov
Vladimir Vdovichenkov
Gradov
Victor Dobronravov
Sergey Maksimov
Viktor Sukhorukov
Viktor Baturinskiy
Diana Pozharskaya
Veronika
Anatoly Kot
Igor Zaytsev
Mikhail Troynik
Yuriy Balashov
Aleksandr Filippenko
Leonid Brezhnev
Larisa Shakhvorostova
Karpov's mother
Anton Bogdanov
Vasiliy Brykin
Dmitriy Miller
Sevastyanov
Zurab Miminoshvili
Guladze
David Brodsky
Boris Zelenin
Dmitriy Iosifov
Mikhail Tal
Arseny Topolaga
Pavel
Denis Kotov
Reporter
Anton Lunin
Wedding photographer
Irina Zamula
French reporter
Vartan Torosyan
Announcer's helper
Alyona Kim
Marisol
Leon Avtaev
Chess player
Fyodor Dobronravov
Karpov's father
Vladimir Zaytsev
Aranovich
Igor Khripunov
Philippov
Mark Noble
Schmid
Josefin Asplund
Paola
Peter Seaton-Clark
Gofdrey
Junsuke Kinoshita
Kampomanes
Vladimir Khalturin
Spasskiy
Pekka Strang
Fischer
Daniyar Alshinov
Captain Romeo
Armen Ananikyan
Petrosyan
Vladimir Andreyev
Luzhniki announcer
Sesil Plezhe
Press room journalist
Sergey Genkin
Roommate
Pyotr Vins
Murei Yakov
Alexandr Gorelov
Polugaevskiy
Igor Zakharov
Grigoriy Naumovich
Anastasiya Imamova
Accountant
Mikhail Kalinichev
Zlatoust audience
Grant Kagramanyan
Chess player
Nikolay Drozdovsky
Korchnoi's parapsychologist
Ivan Perković
Fragella
Vladimir Tashlykov
Professor Melnikov
Evgeny Chupin
Main grandmaster
Sergey Shokolov
Brezhnev's referent
Radoje Čupić
Kazhic
Grant Amiryan
Bit part
Artyom Vasilev
Original Music Composer
Dmitry Korabelnikov
Editor
Margarita Lenskikh
Casting Director
Aleksandr Vdovenko
Steadicam Operator
Ekaterina Molochnaya
Assistant Director
Pavel Bezborodov
VFX Supervisor
Filipp Yuzhanin
Additional Director of Photography
Aleksandr Samokhvalov
Stunt Coordinator
Alexandr Gorokhov
VFX Supervisor
Alexey Samodelko
Sound Director
Alexandr Mikeladze
Additional Director of Photography
Alexey Sidorov
Screenplay / Director / Producer
Mikhail Milashin
Director of Photography
Leonid Vereshchagin
Producer
Nikita Mikhalkov
Producer
Rafael Minasbekyan
Producer
Sergei Gurevich
Producer
Michael Kitaev
Executive Producer
Sergey Agin
Production Design
Ulyana Polyanskaya
Costume Designer
Anton Zlatopolskiy
Producer
Sergey Taktarov
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 30, 2021
Original NameЧемпион мира
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 25m
Budget$7,535,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
chess
chess champion
Wiki.
Champion of the World (Russian: Чемпион мира, romanized: Chempion mira) is a 2021 Russian sports drama film written and directed by Aleksey Sidorov. The film tells the story of the rivalry between the Soviet Union's venerable sports artist, chess player Anatoly Karpov, who is competing against Viktor Korchnoi for the title of World Chess Championship.
It was theatrically released on 30 December 2021 by Central Partnership.
The film tells about the famous World Chess Championship in 1978, against the background of which the chess player Anatoly Karpov loses his family, faces the betrayal and intrigues of the CIA, as well as pressure from the party.
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