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Pawn sacrifice.
In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire. It chronicles Fischer's terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (1 hr., 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen edition.
- Publisher: [United States] : Bleeker Street Media, [2015]
- Distributor: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2015]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. DVD release of the 2014 motion picture. Widescreen (2.40:1). Bonus features: Bobby Fischer, the Cold War and the match of the century. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Bradford Young ; editor, Steven Rosenblum ; music, James Newton Howard. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Tobey Maguire, Peter Sarsgaard, Liev Schreiber, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lily Rabe, Robin Weigert. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief strong language, some sexual content and historical smoking. |
System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1; dual layer. |
Language Note: | English (Dolby digital 5.1), Spanish subtitles, English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing). |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Fischer, Bobby, 1943-2008 > Drama. Chess players > Drama. Chess > Tournaments > Drama. Cold War > Drama. |
Genre: | Biographical films. |