The World Champion (2021)

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.

Directing:
  • Alexey Sidorov

Writing:
  • Alexey Sidorov

Stars:
Release Date: 2021-12-30
themoviedb icon 6.5/10
  • Country: RU
  • Language: Pусский
  • Runtime: 145
  • Budget: $7,535,000

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Konstantin Khabenskiy
Konstantin Kh...
Korchnoi
Ivan Yankovsky
Ivan Yankovsk...
Karpov
Vladimir Vdovichenkov
Vladimir Vdov...
Gradov
Victor Dobronravov
Victor Dobron...
Sergey Maksimov
Viktor Sukhorukov
Viktor Sukhor...
Viktor Baturinskiy
Diana Pozharskaya
Diana Pozhars...
Veronika
Anatoly Kot
Anatoly Kot
Igor Zaytsev
Mikhail Troynik
Mikhail Troyn...
Yuriy Balashov
Aleksandr Filippenko
Aleksandr Fil...
Leonid Brezhnev
Larisa Shakhvorostova
Larisa Shakhv...
Karpov's mother
Anton Bogdanov
Anton Bogdano...
Vasiliy Brykin
Dmitriy Miller
Dmitriy Mille...
Sevastyanov
Zurab Miminoshvili
Zurab Miminos...
Guladze
David Brodsky
David Brodsky
Boris Zelenin
Dmitri Iosifov
Dmitri Iosifo...
Mikhail Tal
Arseny Topolaga
Arseny Topola...
Pavel
Denis Kotov
Denis Kotov
Reporter
Anton Lunin
Anton Lunin
Wedding photographer
Sergey Taktarov
Sergey Taktar...
Alena Kim
Alena Kim
Marisol
Leon Avtaev
Leon Avtaev
Chess player
Fyodor Dobronravov
Fyodor Dobron...
Karpov's father
Vladimir Zaytsev
Vladimir Zayt...
Aranovich
Igor Khripunov
Igor Khripuno...
Philippov
Mark Noble
Mark Noble
Schmid
Josefin Asplund
Josefin Asplu...
Paola
Peter Seaton-Clark
Peter Seaton-...
Gofdrey
Junsuke Kinoshita
Junsuke Kinos...
Kampomanes
Vladimir Khalturin
Vladimir Khal...
Spasskiy
Pekka Strang
Pekka Strang
Fischer
Daniyar Alshinov
Daniyar Alshi...
Captain Romeo
Vladimir Andreyev
Vladimir Andr...
Luzhniki announcer
Sesil Plezhe
Sesil Plezhe
Press room journalist
Sergey Genkin
Sergey Genkin
Roommate
Igor Zakharov
Igor Zakharov
Grigoriy Naumovich
Anastasiya Imamova
Anastasiya Im...
Accountant
Mikhail Kalinichev
Mikhail Kalin...
Zlatoust audience
Grant Kagramanyan
Grant Kagrama...
Chess player
Nikolay Drozdovsky
Nikolay Drozd...
Korchnoi's parapsychologist
Vladimir Tashlykov
Vladimir Tash...
Professor Melnikov
Evgeny Chupin
Evgeny Chupin
Main grandmaster
Sergey Shokolov
Sergey Shokol...
Brezhnev's referent
Radoje Čupić
Radoje Čupić
Kazhic
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