Jun 06, 2011
93 min
Full-HD

Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)

The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.

Bobby Fischer

Himself (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger

Himself

Harry Benson

Self

Garry Kasparov

Self

Judit Polgár

Self

Larry Evans

Self

Asa Hoffmann

Self

Mikhail Tal

Self (archive footage)

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Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)

Bobby Fischer

Henry Kissinger

Harry Benson

Garry Kasparov

Judit Polgár

Larry Evans

Asa Hoffmann

Mikhail Tal