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The World Champion

The World Champion

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The World Champion

2021
2h 25m
6.3(31 votes)
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.

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Production Companies

Studio Trite
Central Partnership
KIT Film Studio
Cinema Foundation of Russia
Russia-1

Cast & Crew

51 members
Acting

Константин Хабенский

Korchnoi

Константин Хабенский
Acting

Иван Янковский

Karpov

Иван Янковский
Acting

Владимир Вдовиченков

Gradov

Владимир Вдовиченков
Acting

Виктор Добронравов

Sergey Maksimov

Виктор Добронравов
Acting

Виктор Сухоруков

Viktor Baturinskiy

Виктор Сухоруков
Acting

Диана Пожарская

Veronika

Диана Пожарская
Acting

Анатолий Кот

Igor Zaytsev

Анатолий Кот
Acting

Михаил Тройник

Yuriy Balashov

Михаил Тройник
Acting

Александр Филиппенко

Leonid Brezhnev

Александр Филиппенко
Acting

Лариса Шахворостова

Karpov's mother

Лариса Шахворостова
Acting

Антон Богданов

Vasiliy Brykin

Антон Богданов
Acting

Дмитрий Миллер

Sevastyanov

Дмитрий Миллер
Acting

Зураб Миминошвили

Guladze

Зураб Миминошвили
Acting

David Brodsky

Boris Zelenin

David Brodsky
Acting

Дмитрий Иосифов

Mikhail Tal

Дмитрий Иосифов
Acting

Арсений Тополага

Pavel

Арсений Тополага
Acting

Денис Котов

Reporter

Денис Котов
Acting

Антон Лунин

Wedding photographer

Антон Лунин
Acting

Irina Zamula

French reporter

No Image
Acting

Сергей Тактаров

Unknown Role

Сергей Тактаров
Acting

Vartan Torosyan

Announcer's helper

No Image
Acting

Алёна Ким

Marisol

Алёна Ким
Acting

Леон Автаев

Chess player

Леон Автаев
Acting

Фёдор Добронравов

Karpov's father

Фёдор Добронравов
Acting

Владимир Зайцев

Aranovich

Владимир Зайцев
Acting

Игорь Хрипунов

Philippov

Игорь Хрипунов
Acting

Mark Noble

Schmid

Mark Noble
Acting

Josefin Asplund

Paola

Josefin Asplund
Acting

Peter Seaton-Clark

Gofdrey

Peter Seaton-Clark
Acting

Джунсуке Киносита

Kampomanes

Джунсуке Киносита
Acting

Vladimir Khalturin

Spasskiy

Vladimir Khalturin
Acting

Pekka Strang

Fischer

Pekka Strang
Acting

Daniyar Alshinov

Captain Romeo

Daniyar Alshinov
Production

Армен Ананикян

Petrosyan

No Image
Acting

Владимир Андреев

Luzhniki announcer

Владимир Андреев
Acting

Sesil Plezhe

Press room journalist

Sesil Plezhe
Acting

Сергей Генкин

Roommate

Сергей Генкин
Acting

Петр Винс

Murei Yakov

No Image
Acting

Александр Горелов

Polugaevskiy

No Image
Acting

Игорь Захаров

Grigoriy Naumovich

Игорь Захаров
Acting

Анастасия Имамова

Accountant

Анастасия Имамова
Acting

Михаил Калиничев

Zlatoust audience

Михаил Калиничев
Acting

Грант Каграманян

Chess player

Грант Каграманян
Acting

Nikolay Drozdovsky

Korchnoi's parapsychologist

Nikolay Drozdovsky
Acting

Ivan Perković

Fragella

No Image
Acting

Vladimir Tashlykov

Professor Melnikov

Vladimir Tashlykov
Acting

Evgeny Chupin

Main grandmaster

Evgeny Chupin
Acting

Сергей Шоколов

Brezhnev's referent

Сергей Шоколов
Acting

Radoje Čupić

Kazhic

Radoje Čupić
Acting

Grant Amiryan

Bit part

No Image
Acting

Алексей Ситкин

Unknown Role

Алексей Ситкин

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