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Summary:

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.

Contributors:

Katz, Gail , film producer

Maguire, Tobey, 1975- , film producer, actor

Zwick, Edward , film producer, film director

Knight, Steven, 1959- , screenwriter

Sarsgaard, Peter , actor

Schreiber, Liev , actor

Stuhlbarg, Michael , actor

Rabe, Lily, 1982- , actor

Weigert, Robin, 1969- , actor

Young, Bradford , director of photography

Rosenblum, Steven , editor of moving image work

Howard, James Newton , composer

April, Renée , costume designer

Bleeker Street Media , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

MICA Entertainment , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Material Pictures , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English
Spanish

Language Notes:

English with optional Spanish subtitles.

Subjects:

Fischer, Bobby, 1943-2008 — Drama

Chess players — United States — Drama

Chess players — Soviet Union — Drama

Chess — Tournaments — Drama

Cold War — Drama

Fischer, Bobby, 1943-2008

Cold War (1945-1989)

1945-1989

Chess

Chess players

Chess — Tournaments

United States

Soviet Union

Genres:

Motion pictures

Biographical films

Historical films

Feature films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Performers:

Cast: Tobey Maguire, Peter Sarsgaard, Liev Schreiber, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lily Rabe, Robin Weigert.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Bradford Young ; editor, Steven Rosenblum ; music, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Renée April.

General Notes:

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.
Wide screen (2.40:1).
Bonus features: Bobby Fischer, the Cold War and the match of the century.

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief strong language, some sexual content and historical smoking.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (1 hr., 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; Dolby Digital 5.1; sound

Film Characteristics:

wide screen

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

PAW 2014 DVD

ISBNs:

9786316254559
6316254555

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 025192258756
Universal Product Code: 025192329555
Global Trade Identification Number 14: 00025192258756
Publisher Number, Universal Studios Home Entertainment: 57174265
Publisher Number, Universal Studios Home Entertainment: 2051107

OCLC Numbers:

931599538