The World Champion

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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Release date

30 Dec 2021

Runtime

2 h 25 min

• TMDB 6.0

Genres

• Drama

Director

Alexey Sidorov

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Countries

• RU

Cast

Konstantin Khabenskiyas KorchnoiIvan Yankovskyas KarpovVladimir Vdovichenkovas GradovVictor Dobronravovas Sergey MaksimovViktor Sukhorukovas Viktor BaturinskiyDiana Pozharskayaas VeronikaAnatoly Kotas Igor ZaytsevMikhail Troynikas Yuriy BalashovAleksandr Filippenkoas Leonid BrezhnevLarisa Shakhvorostovaas Karpov's mother

Writers

Alexey Sidorov

Composer

Artyom Vasilev

Cinematography

MMMikhail Milashin

Studios

Studio TriteCentral PartnershipKIT Film StudioCinema Foundation of Russia

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