The World Champion (2021)
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.
Director: Alexey Sidorov
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 145 min
Release Date: December 30, 2021
Cast
- Konstantin Khabenskiy - Korchnoi
- Ivan Yankovsky - Karpov
- Vladimir Vdovichenkov - Gradov
- Victor Dobronravov - Sergey Maksimov
- Viktor Sukhorukov - Viktor Baturinskiy
- Diana Pozharskaya - Veronika
- Anatoly Kot - Igor Zaytsev
- Mikhail Troynik - Yuriy Balashov
- Aleksandr Filippenko - Leonid Brezhnev
- Larisa Shakhvorostova - Karpov's mother
Screenplay
- Alexey Sidorov (Screenplay)
Music: Artyom Vasilev
Cinematography: Mikhail Milashin
Editing: Dmitry Korabelnikov
Production: Studio Trite, Central Partnership, KIT Film Studio, Cinema Foundation of Russia, Russia 1
Country: Russia
Language: Pусский
Budget: $8M
Original Language: ru
Keywords
chess, chess champion
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The World Champion about?
- 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.
- Who directed The World Champion?
- The World Champion was directed by Alexey Sidorov.
- Who stars in The World Champion?
- The World Champion stars Konstantin Khabenskiy, Ivan Yankovsky, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Victor Dobronravov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Diana Pozharskaya.
- How long is The World Champion?
- The World Champion has a runtime of 2h 25m (145 minutes).
- What genre is The World Champion?
- The World Champion is a Drama film.
- What is the budget of The World Champion?
- The World Champion had a budget of $8M.
- Where was The World Champion produced?
- The World Champion was produced in Russia.