The World Champion (2021)

The World Champion (2021)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2021-12-30 Russia 145 Min. PG-13
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Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Konstantin Khabenskiy is Korchnoi
Korchnoi
Ivan Yankovsky is Karpov
Karpov
Vladimir Vdovichenkov is Gradov
Gradov
Victor Dobronravov is Sergey Maksimov
Sergey Maksimov
Viktor Sukhorukov is Viktor Baturinskiy
Viktor Baturinskiy
Diana Pozharskaya is Veronika
Veronika
Anatoly Kot is Igor Zaytsev
Igor Zaytsev
Mikhail Troynik is Yuriy Balashov
Yuriy Balashov
Aleksandr Filippenko is Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Brezhnev
Larisa Shakhvorostova is Karpov's mother
Karpov's mother
Anton Bogdanov is Vasiliy Brykin
Vasiliy Brykin
Dmitriy Miller is Sevastyanov
Sevastyanov
Zurab Miminoshvili is Guladze
Guladze
David Brodsky is Boris Zelenin
Boris Zelenin
Dmitriy Iosifov is Mikhail Tal
Mikhail Tal
Arseny Topolaga is Pavel
Pavel
Denis Kotov is Reporter
Reporter
Anton Lunin is Wedding photographer
Wedding photographer
Irina Zamula is French reporter
French reporter
Sergey Taktarov is
Vartan Torosyan is Announcer's helper
Announcer's helper
Alyona Kim is Marisol
Marisol
Leon Avtaev is Chess player
Chess player
Fyodor Dobronravov is Karpov's father
Karpov's father
Vladimir Zaytsev is Aranovich
Aranovich
Igor Khripunov is Philippov
Philippov
Mark Noble is Schmid
Schmid
Josefin Asplund is Paola
Paola
Peter Seaton-Clark is Gofdrey
Gofdrey
Junsuke Kinoshita is Kampomanes
Kampomanes
Vladimir Khalturin is Spasskiy
Spasskiy
Pekka Strang is Fischer
Fischer
Daniyar Alshinov is Captain Romeo
Captain Romeo
Armen Ananikyan is Petrosyan
Petrosyan
Vladimir Andreyev is Luzhniki announcer
Luzhniki announcer
Sesil Plezhe is Press room journalist
Press room journalist
Sergey Genkin is Roommate
Roommate
Pyotr Vins is Murei Yakov
Murei Yakov
Alexandr Gorelov is Polugaevskiy
Polugaevskiy
Igor Zakharov is Grigoriy Naumovich
Grigoriy Naumovich
Anastasiya Imamova is Accountant
Accountant
Mikhail Kalinichev is Zlatoust audience
Zlatoust audience
Grant Kagramanyan is Chess player
Chess player
Nikolay Drozdovsky is Korchnoi's parapsychologist
Korchnoi's parapsychologist
Ivan Perković is Fragella
Fragella
Vladimir Tashlykov is Professor Melnikov
Professor Melnikov
Evgeny Chupin is Main grandmaster
Main grandmaster
Sergey Shokolov is Brezhnev's referent
Brezhnev's referent
Radoje Čupić is Kazhic
Kazhic
Grant Amiryan is Bit part
Bit part

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