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Searching for Bobby Fischer
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
1993 · Directed by Steven Zaillian · 110 min · Drama · 9 frames
Tagline
Every journey begins with a single move.
Crew
- Screenplay: Steven Zaillian
- Cinematography: Conrad Hall
- Edited by: Wayne Wahrman
- Music: James Horner
- Production design: David Gropman
- Produced by: William Horberg, Scott Rudin
Cast
- Max Pomeranc as Josh Waitzkin
- Joe Mantegna as Fred Waitzkin
- Joan Allen as Bonnie Waitzkin
- Ben Kingsley as Bruce Pandolfini
- Laurence Fishburne as Vinnie
- Michael Nirenberg as Jonathan Poe
- Robert Stephens as Poe's Teacher
- David Paymer as Kalev
- Hal Scardino as Morgan
- William H. Macy as Tunafish Father
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Mirage Enterprises, Scott Rudin Productions, Paramount Pictures
- Budget: $12,000,000
- Box office: $7,266,383
- Themes: new york city, chess, hustler, child prodigy, chess champion, chess tournament, playing chess, chess match, pressure to perform
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