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Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire. Paul Marshall : I think he's afraid of what's gonna happen if he loses. Father Bill Lombardy : No, he's afraid of what's gonna happen if he wins. Sign In Sign In, pawn sacrifice imdb.

Sign In. Edit Pawn Sacrifice Bobby Fischer Liev Schreiber Boris Spassky Michael Stuhlbarg Paul Marshall Peter Sarsgaard

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Sign In. Pawn Sacrifice Hide Spoilers. His dream of becoming the youngest world champion ever has been crushed by the Russian's way of playing and he slowly starts to lose his mind. Wanting to prove to everyone, and himself that is is the best in the world he sets up a series of matches with Boris Spassky Schreiber , the best player in the world. As the match draws closer Fischer begins to descend further into madness and it starts to affect his ability to play. I knew very little about the real story of Bobby Fischer before watching this so most of this was new to me. For a movie about chess I have to say the movie was actually pretty exciting to watch, and Maguire really surprised me with his acting. I'm not sure how historically accurate this is but watching it the tenseness was there and you really felt uncomfortable for and with Bobby. One of the surprise movies of the year that deserves a bigger audience than it will get. I really enjoyed this and recommend it.

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Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. Jump to Summaries 4 Synopsis 1 Edit. Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire. During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire. Though Fischer wants a normal match against his rival the United states wants it to be seen as the Cold War played out on the chess board.

Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. Jump to Summaries 4 Synopsis 1 Edit. Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire. During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire. Though Fischer wants a normal match against his rival the United states wants it to be seen as the Cold War played out on the chess board.

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Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire. Paul Marshall : I think he's afraid of what's gonna happen if he loses. Father Bill Lombardy : No, he's afraid of what's gonna happen if he wins. Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. Pawn Sacrifice PG 1h 55m. Play trailer Biography Drama History.

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Should we not be given a clear idea of the hurdles Fischer had to overcome in order to become world champion? Learn more. Glen Bowser Bus Driver. The pace of the film is also good and the music by the veteran James Newton Howard follows the emotions with grace. Never seen before as star of biopic, the actor's hard-work paid off, and it's mainly the reason why I'm giving this movie a full rating, although the good acting of supporting characters do not go amiss. Businessman Motel. Top credits Director Edward Zwick. The real Bobby Fischer was noticeably tall and slim with very striking facial features: piercing eyes, prominent nose, large, curved lips and a sprinkling of facial moles. Ivan Freud Reefer Man. Jonathan Dubsky Tremblay's Aide. KGB Agent uncredited. Again, I have to praise the performance of Tobey Maguire. Woman Speaking Russian. Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.

Although Edward Zwick's "Pawn Sacrifice" has the great virtue of centering on expert performances by a cast including Tobey Maguire , Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard , it ends up as a sad example of the inherent difficulties of dramatizing a cerebral face-off like the battle royale between chess masters Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. No doubt the subject here could make for a strong film. It certainly did in "Bobby Fischer Against the World," Liz Garbus' justly acclaimed nonfiction account of the same material.

Powered by Alexa. It is one of most intense movies of recent times. If you don't know about it by now, you are either very young or you live under a rock. According to media legend, after the Spassky match, Fischer did a 7 minute comedy bit on Bob Hope where he not only showed perfect timing but more importantly showed none of the eccentricities on which this script was based. Shawn Campbell Cyril as Shawn Cambell. And what made Fischer's chess victory any different from the victories which other grandmasters had over Ivanov? Joan's Daughter Sam Stone He is still alive and no one suggests that he is mentally ill. Schreiber captures the iciness for which the Russians were known, but also interjects subtle personality and insight in a story where his adversary is constantly over-the-top. The chess was all he cared about, that and money. We get to understand this man's inner demons, his intense sensitivity to noises and lights, his paranoia and anti-Semitism, and his eccentricities. Liev Schreiber, in the commentary, says that chess masters must constantly predict their opponent's attacks, and that doing so contributes to paranoia. Yet "Pawn Sacrifice" can hardly be considered a great film, largely because the filmmakers seem as clueless about Fischer's chess genius which I assume is a hugely important component of the film as the young woman who took away his virginity in California. Featurette