Bobby Fischer Against the World
6.8
125 votes·2011
·1h 33m
·MovieDocumentaryDrama
Overview
The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.
Keywords
sportsobsessionchild prodigychess championcelebritychess tournamenttroubled childhoodmental instabilitywoman director
Cast
Bobby Fischer
Himself (archive footage)
Henry Kissinger
Himself
Harry Benson
Self
Garry Kasparov
Self
Judit Polgar
Self
Larry Evans
Self
Asa Hoffmann
Self
Mikhail Tal
Self (archive footage)
Anatoli Karpov
Self (archive footage)
Boris Spassky
Self (archive footage)
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