Pawn Sacrifice
On the board he fought the Cold War. In his mind he fought his madness.
Genres
Overview
American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.
Details
Budget
$19000000
Revenue
$5600000
Runtime
115 min
Release Date
2015-09-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1001
Vote Average
6.747
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
Spiro Malandrakis
Reporter
Arthur Holden
Party Guest #3
Raphael Grosz-Harvey
Donald Byrne
John Maclaren
Theodore Tremblay
Vitali Makarov
Yovanovic
Eric Lee Huffman
KGB Bodyguard
Brett Watson
Lothar Schmid
Shawn Campbell
Cyril Pustan
Eugene Nomura
Japanese Anchorman
Norman Lehnert
German Reporter
Edward Zinoviev
Geller
Sam Stone
Deli Customer
Jonathan Dubsky
Tremblay's Aide
Mark Slacke
Icelandic Journalist
Alexandre Gorchkov
Iivo Nei
Igor Ovadis
Russian Bookstore Owner
Bobo Vian
Bookstore Owner's Wife
Joe Cobden
Motel Clerk
Brent Skagford
Businessman (Motel)
Richard Jutras
Referee - Santa Monica
Yanick Bousquet
Foreign Reporter #1 (French)
Shanmugasunder Chetty
Foreign Reporter #2 (East Indian)
Mohsen El Gharbi
Foreign Reporter #3 (Dutch)
Andrew Peplowski
ABC News Anchor
David Pryde
50's Reporter
Roc LaFortune
Official (Soviet Accres.)
Vito DeFilippo
Russian Opponent (Bulgaria 1967)
Ellen David
Party Guest #1 (Fischer Apt.)
Rosaruby Kagan
Party Guest #2 (Fischer Apt.)
Alain Goulem
Reporter #1 (Vancouver)
Carlo Mestroni
Reporter #2 (Vancouver)
Glen Bowser
Bus Driver
Zach Fraser
Long Haired Hippy
Alexandra Van Loon
Joan's Daughter
Marco Verdoni
Joan's Husband
Matt Keyes
JFK Airport Journalist
Edward Yankie
President Nixon
Al Vandecruys
Arbiter - Bulgaria
Al Dubois
NBC Reporter
Francois Cote
Marshall Heavy
François Ducharme
Bent Larsen
Maurice Demers
President Brezhnev
Grace Anne
Bobby Fischer Fan (uncredited)
Nathaly Thibault
Press Conference (uncredited)
Benoit Priest
Texan Trucker (uncredited)
Sigurbjörn Guðmundsson
Icelandic Policeman (uncredited)
Natalija Ugrina
Bikini Babe (uncredited)
Lydia Zadel
Kissing Woman (uncredited)
Dennis Staroselsky
(uncredited)
André Sogliuzzo
Henry Kissinger (voice, uncredited)
Bobby Fischer
Self (archive footage)
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