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Drama
2021
2 hours and 25 minutes
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.
Original title:
Чемпион мира
Release:
December 30, 2021
Original language:
Russian
Production country:
Russia
Budget:
7.535.000 $
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Cast
Konstantin Khabenskiy
Korchnoi
Korchnoi
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Ivan Yankovsky
Karpov
Karpov
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Vladimir Vdovichenkov
Gradov
Gradov
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Victor Dobronravov
Sergey Maksimov
Sergey Maksimov
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Viktor Sukhorukov
Viktor Baturinskiy
Viktor Baturinskiy
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Diana Pozharskaya
Veronika
Veronika
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Anatoly Kot
Igor Zaytsev
Igor Zaytsev
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Mikhail Troynik
Yuriy Balashov
Yuriy Balashov
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Aleksandr Filippenko
Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Brezhnev
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Larisa Shakhvorostova
Karpov's mother
Karpov's mother
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Anton Bogdanov
Vasiliy Brykin
Vasiliy Brykin
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Dmitriy Miller
Sevastyanov
Sevastyanov
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Zurab Miminoshvili
Guladze
Guladze
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David Brodsky
Boris Zelenin
Boris Zelenin
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Dmitri Iosifov
Mikhail Tal
Mikhail Tal
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Arseny Topolaga
Pavel
Pavel
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Denis Kotov
Reporter
Reporter
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Anton Lunin
Wedding photographer
Wedding photographer
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Irina Zamula
French reporter
French reporter
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Sergey Taktarov
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Vartan Torosyan
Announcer's helper
Announcer's helper
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Alena Kim
Marisol
Marisol
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Leon Avtaev
Chess player
Chess player
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Fyodor Dobronravov
Karpov's father
Karpov's father
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Vladimir Zaytsev
Aranovich
Aranovich
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Igor Khripunov
Philippov
Philippov
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Mark Noble
Schmid
Schmid
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Josefin Asplund
Paola
Paola
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Peter Seaton-Clark
Gofdrey
Gofdrey
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Junsuke Kinoshita
Kampomanes
Kampomanes
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Vladimir Khalturin
Spasskiy
Spasskiy
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Pekka Strang
Fischer
Fischer
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Daniyar Alshinov
Captain Romeo
Captain Romeo
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Armen Ananikyan
Petrosyan
Petrosyan
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Vladimir Andreyev
Luzhniki announcer
Luzhniki announcer
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Sesil Plezhe
Press room journalist
Press room journalist
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Sergey Genkin
Roommate
Roommate
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Pyotr Vins
Murei Yakov
Murei Yakov
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Alexandr Gorelov
Polugaevskiy
Polugaevskiy
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Igor Zakharov
Grigoriy Naumovich
Grigoriy Naumovich
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Anastasiya Imamova
Accountant
Accountant
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Mikhail Kalinichev
Zlatoust audience
Zlatoust audience
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Grant Kagramanyan
Chess player
Chess player
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Nikolay Drozdovsky
Korchnoi's parapsychologist
Korchnoi's parapsychologist
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Ivan Perković
Fragella
Fragella
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Vladimir Tashlykov
Professor Melnikov
Professor Melnikov
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Evgeny Chupin
Main grandmaster
Main grandmaster
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Sergey Shokolov
Brezhnev's referent
Brezhnev's referent
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Radoje Čupić
Kazhic
Kazhic
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Grant Amiryan
Bit part
Bit part
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