The World Champion

The World Champion

ru
PG-13

6.5

December 2021

Drama

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.

Runtime:

2 hours 25 minutes

Status:

Released

Original Language:

ru

Budget:

$7,535,000.00

Revenue:

N/A

Cast