“On the board he fought the Cold War. In his mind he fought his madness.”
Pawn Sacrifice
6.7
1,073 votes·2015
·1h 55m
·MovieThrillerDrama
Overview
During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.
Commercial Verdict
Disaster
Revenue vs Budget0.3x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Significant financial loss
Keywords
chesscold war1970svictorybiographychess championchess tournamentreykjavík, iceland
Cast
Tobey Maguire
Bobby Fischer
Peter Sarsgaard
Father Bill Lombardy
Liev Schreiber
Boris Spassky
Michael Stuhlbarg
Paul Marshall
Lily Rabe
Joan Fischer
Sophie Nélisse
Young Joan
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
Teen Bobby Fischer
Conrad Pla
Carmine Nigro
Aiden Lovekamp
Young Bobby Fischer
Evelyne Brochu
Donna
Robin Weigert
Regina Fischer
Andreas Apergis
Uncle Paul
Katie Bird Nolan
Maria
Ilia Volok
KGB Agent
Peter Janov
KGB Agent
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