6.5
(29)
Release Date: December 30, 2021
Runtime: 145 minutes
Budget: $7,535,000
The World Champion
Чемпион мира
Status
ReleasedGenres
Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast
50 cast members
