The World Champion
2021, drama
145 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...
Cast
Korchnoi
Karpov
Gradov
Sergey Maksimov
Viktor Baturinskiy
Veronika
Igor Zaytsev
Yuriy Balashov
Leonid Brezhnev
Karpov's mother
Vasiliy Brykin
Sevastyanov
Guladze
Boris Zelenin
Mikhail Tal
Pavel
Reporter
Wedding photographer
French reporter
Announcer's helper
Marisol
Chess player
Karpov's father
Aranovich
Philippov
Schmid
Paola
Gofdrey
Kampomanes
Spasskiy
Fischer
Captain Romeo
Petrosyan
Luzhniki announcer
Press room journalist
Roommate
Murei Yakov
Polugaevskiy
Grigoriy Naumovich
Accountant
Zlatoust audience
Chess player 1
Korchnoi's parapsychologist
Fragella
Professor Melnikov
Main grandmaster
Brezhnev's referent
Kazhic
Crew
Art
Production design
Camera
Costume and make-up
Directing
Director
Production
Executive producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Sound
Original music composer
Writing
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