Plot Summary
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.
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Full Cast & Characters
Konstantin Khabensky
Korchnoi
Ivan Yankovsky
Karpov
Vladimir Vdovichenkov
Gradov
Victor Dobronravov
Sergey Maksimov
Viktor Sukhorukov
Viktor Baturinskiy
Diana Pozharskaya
Veronika
Anatoly Kot
Igor Zaytsev
Mikhail Troynik
Yuriy Balashov
Aleksandr Filippenko
Leonid Brezhnev
Larisa Shakhvorostova
Karpov's mother
Anton Bogdanov
Vasiliy Brykin
Dmitriy Miller
Sevastyanov
Director & Crew
Alexey Sidorov
Director
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What is the TMDB rating of The World Champion?
It has a TMDB rating of 6.0/10 based on 40 votes.
Who directed The World Champion?
The World Champion was directed by Alexey Sidorov and released in 2021.
How long is The World Champion?
The World Champion has a runtime of 2 hours and 25 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 2021-12-30
- Budget
- $7.5M
- Status
- Released