Pawn Sacrifice
American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer battles his own obsessions and a Soviet superpower’s political pressure as he strives to claim the World Championship and outwit history itself.
“On the board he fought the Cold War. In his mind he fought his madness.”
Synopsis
During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.
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Edited by Steven RosenblumShot by Bradford YoungScored by James Newton HowardDesigned by Isabelle Guay
Box Office
2015 · Box office
Produced on a $19.0M budget
Production budget
$19.0M
Also known as
- Bauernopfer - Spiel der Königede
- Le Prodigefr
- La grande partitait
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79 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Tobey Maguire
as Bobby Fischer
Liev Schreiber
as Boris Spassky
Peter Sarsgaard
as Father Bill Lombardy
Michael Stuhlbarg
as Paul Marshall
Edward Zinoviev
as Efim Geller
Lily Rabe
as Joan Fischer
Alexandre Gorchkov
as Iivo Nei
Sophie Nelisse
as Young Joan
Seamus Davey Fitzpatrick
as Teen Bobby Fischer
Robin Weigert
as Regina Fischer
Conrad Pla
as Carmine Nigro
Aiden Lovekamp
as Young Bobby Fischer
Supporting cast
54Evelyne Brochu
as Donna
Andreas Apergis
as Uncle Paul
Katie Bird Nolan
as Maria
Ilia Volok
as KGB Agent
Peter Janov
as KGB Agent
Spiro Malandrakis
as Reporter
Arthur Holden
as Party Guest #3
Raphael Grosz Harvey
as Donald Byrne
John Maclaren
as Theodore Tremblay
Vitali Makarov
as Yovanovic
Eric Lee Huffman
as KGB Bodyguard
Brett Watson
as Lothar Schmid
Shawn Campbell
as Cyril Pustan
Eugene Nomura
as Japanese Anchorman
Norman Lehnert
as German Reporter
Sam Stone
as Deli Customer
Jonathan Dubsky
as Tremblay's Aide
Mark Slacke
as Icelandic Journalist
Igor Ovadis
as Russian Bookstore Owner
Bobo Vian
as Bookstore Owner's Wife
Joe Cobden
as Motel Clerk
Brent Skagford
as Businessman (Motel)
Richard Jutras
as Referee - Santa Monica
Yanick Bousquet
as Foreign Reporter #1 (French)
Shanmugasunder Chetty
as Foreign Reporter #2 (East Indian)
Mohsen El Gharbi
as Foreign Reporter #3 (Dutch)
Andrew Peplowski
as ABC News Anchor
David Pryde
as 50's Reporter
Roc Lafortune
as Official (Soviet Accres.)
Vito Defilippo
as Russian Opponent (Bulgaria 1967)
Ellen David
as Party Guest #1 (Fischer Apt.)
Rosaruby Kagan
as Party Guest #2 (Fischer Apt.)
Alain Goulem
as Reporter #1 (Vancouver)
Carlo Mestroni
as Reporter #2 (Vancouver)
Glen Bowser
as Bus Driver
Zach Fraser
as Long Haired Hippy
Alexandra Van Loon
as Joan's Daughter
Marco Verdoni
as Joan's Husband
Matt Keyes
as JFK Airport Journalist
Edward Yankie
as President Nixon
Al Vandecruys
as Arbiter - Bulgaria
Al Dubois
as NBC Reporter
Francois Cote
as Marshall Heavy
Francois Ducharme
as Bent Larsen
Maurice Demers
as President Brezhnev
Grace Anne
as Bobby Fischer Fan (uncredited)
Nathaly Thibault
as Press Conference (uncredited)
Benoit Priest
as Texan Trucker (uncredited)
Sigurbjorn Gu Mundsson
as Icelandic Policeman (uncredited)
Natalija Ugrina
as Bikini Babe (uncredited)
Lydia Zadel
as Kissing Woman (uncredited)
Dennis Staroselsky
as (uncredited)
Andre Sogliuzzo
as Henry Kissinger (voice, uncredited)
Bobby Fischer
as Self (archive footage)
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