In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire, whose players have dominated the game for decades. Also starring Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard, Pawn Sacrifice chronicles Fischer’s terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.
USA 2014
Pawn Sacrifice
Pawn Sacrifice
MS12
Genre
Drama, Biography
Director
Ed Zwick
Run time
1h 55min
Cast
Tobey Maguire, Peter Sarsgaard, Liev Schreiber, Lily Rabe, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sophie Nélisse, Robin Weigert, Evelyne Brochu
Genre
Drama, Biography
Director
Ed Zwick
Run time
1h 55min
Cast
Tobey Maguire, Peter Sarsgaard, Liev Schreiber, Lily Rabe, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sophie Nélisse, Robin Weigert, Evelyne Brochu
In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire, whose players have dominated the game for decades. Also starring Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard, Pawn Sacrifice chronicles Fischer’s terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.
USA 2014
USA 2014
Info
Rating
Under 12 Not Recommended
Production year
2014
Global distributor
Edition Salzgeber
Local distributor
ACME Film OÜ
In cinema
6/27/2023