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The Great Chess Movie (1982)

Name: The Great Chess Movie
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1982

Directed by Gilles Carle

Year: 1982
Countries: Canada
Languages: French

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About the film

The Great Chess Movie is a 1982 Canadian film directed by Gilles Carle and Camille Coudari, starring Bobby Fischer, Viktor Korchnoi, Anatoly Karpov and Ljubomir Ljubojević among other notable chess players.

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What it is about

chess

The record

Title	The Great Chess Movie
Year	1982
Directed by	Gilles Carle
IMDb	tt0084177
Wikidata	Q7737686

Source: Wikidata (CC0), read Fri Oct 16.

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