On the board he fought the Cold War. In his mind he fought his madness.
During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.
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Cast
- Tobey MaguireBobby Fischer
- Peter SarsgaardFather Bill Lombardy
- Liev SchreiberBoris Spassky
- Michael StuhlbargPaul Marshall
- Lily RabeJoan Fischer
- Sophie NélisseYoung Joan
- Seamus Davey-FitzpatrickTeen Bobby Fischer
- Conrad PlaCarmine Nigro
- Aiden LovekampYoung Bobby Fischer
- Evelyne BrochuDonna
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- Edward ZwickDirector
- Steven KnightScreenplay
- Bradford YoungDirector of Photography
- James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
- Steven RosenblumEditor
- Gail KatzProducer
- Tobey MaguireProducer
- Edward ZwickProducer
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