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.
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Stars:
- Alexey Sidorov
Writing:
- Alexey Sidorov
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Release Date: 2021-12-30
6.5/10
- Country: RU
- Language: Pусский
- Runtime: 145
- Budget: $7,535,000