Russia / Dec 30, 2021 / 6+
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mikhail Troynik | Yuriy Balashov |
| Aleksandr Filippenko | Leonid Brezhnev |
| Larisa Shakhvorostova | Karpov's mother |
| Anton Bogdanov | Vasiliy Brykin |
| Dmitriy Miller | Sevastyanov |
| Zurab Miminoshvili | Guladze |
| David Brodsky | Boris Zelenin |
| Dmitriy Iosifov | Mikhail Tal |
| Arseny Topolaga | Pavel |
| Denis Kotov | Reporter |
| Anton Lunin | Wedding photographer |
| Irina Zamula | French reporter |
| Sergey Taktarov | |
| Vartan Torosyan | Announcer's helper |
| Alyona Kim | Marisol |
| Leon Avtaev | Chess player |
| Fyodor Dobronravov | Karpov's father |
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| Vladimir Zaytsev | Aranovich |
| Igor Khripunov | Philippov |
| Mark Noble | Schmid |
| Josefin Asplund | Paola |
| Peter Seaton-Clark | Gofdrey |
| Junsuke Kinoshita | Kampomanes |
| Vladimir Khalturin | Spasskiy |
| Pekka Strang | Fischer |
| Daniyar Alshinov | Captain Romeo |
| Armen Ananikyan | Petrosyan |
| Vladimir Andreyev | Luzhniki announcer |
| Cécile Pleuge | Press room journalist |
| Sergey Genkin | Roommate |
| Pyotr Vins | Murei Yakov |
| Alexandr Gorelov | Polugaevskiy |
| Igor Zakharov | Grigoriy Naumovich |
| Anastasiya Imamova | Accountant |
| Mikhail Kalinichev | Zlatoust audience |
| Grant Kagramanyan | Chess player |
| Nikolay Drozdovsky | Korchnoi's parapsychologist |
| Ivan Perković | Fragella |
| Vladimir Tashlykov | Professor Melnikov |
| Evgeny Chupin | Main grandmaster |
| Sergey Shokolov | Brezhnev's referent |
| Radoje Čupić | Kazhic |
| Grant Amiryan | Bit part |
| Aleksey Sitkin |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Чемпион мира |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Russia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Studio Trite, Central Partnership, KIT Film Studio, Cinema Foundation of Russia |
| Release date | 30 dicembre 2021 |
| Executive producer | Michael Kitaev |
| Production | Nikita Mikhalkov, Leonid Vereshchagin, Anton Zlatopolskiy, Rafael Minasbekyan, Alexey Sidorov, Sergei Gurevich |
| Writer | Alexey Sidorov |
| Casting | Margarita Lenskikh |
| Editing | Dmitry Korabelnikov |
| Cinematography | Mikhail Milashin, Alexandr Mikeladze, Filipp Yuzhanin, Aleksandr Vdovenko |
| Assistant directors | Ekaterina Molochnaya, Alexey Sidorov |
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| Camera operators | Aleksandr Vdovenko, Alexandr Mikeladze, Filipp Yuzhanin, Mikhail Milashin |
| Additional photography | Alexandr Mikeladze, Filipp Yuzhanin, Aleksandr Vdovenko, Mikhail Milashin |
| Production design | Sergey Agin |
| Art direction | Sergey Agin |
| Set decoration | Sergey Agin |
| Visual effects | Pavel Bezborodov, Alexandr Gorokhov |
| Stunts | Aleksandr Samokhvalov |
| Music | Artyom Vasilev, Aleksey Samodelko |
| Sound | Artyom Vasilev, Aleksey Samodelko |
| Costume design | Ulyana Polyanskaya |
| Makeup | Ulyana Polyanskaya |
| Hairstyling | Ulyana Polyanskaya |
| Budget | 7.535.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Jan 20, 2022 / 6
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