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In 1958, 14-year-old Robert James "Bobby" Fischer stunned the chess world by becoming the youngest grandmaster in history, launching a career that would make him a legend. Over the next decade and a half, his breathtaking rise to the top of the game riveted the world and inspired an international chess phenomenon. Then, at the apex of his success, Fischer disappeared from the public eye.
The revealing documentary BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD, debuting MONDAY, JUNE 6 (9:00-10:45 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, chronicles the chess master's meteoric rise, culminating in the historic 1972 match against Boris Spassky in Iceland, as well as his shocking withdrawal from competition and the paranoia that derailed his life. The film was a 2011 Sundance Film Festival selection.
Original Release
06/06/2011
US Release
06/06/2011
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Bobby Fischer | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
David Edmonds | Self - Author |
Anthony Saidy | Self |
Susan Polgar | Self |
David Shenk | Self - Author |
Gudmundur Thorarinsson | Self - Match Organizer |
Boris Spassky | Self |
Mikhail Tal | Self |
Garry Kasparov | Self |
Mikhail Botvinnik | Self |
Directors
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bobby Fischer | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
David Edmonds | Self - Author |
Anthony Saidy | Self |
Susan Polgar | Self |
David Shenk | Self - Author |
Gudmundur Thorarinsson | Self - Match Organizer |
Boris Spassky | Self |
Mikhail Tal | Self |
Garry Kasparov | Self |
Mikhail Botvinnik | Self |
Tigran Petrosian | Self |
Russell Targ | Self |
Larry Evans | Self - Former Champion |
Shelby Lyman | Self |
Sam Sloan | Self |
Malcolm Gladwell | Self |
Fernand Gobet | Self |
Dick Cavett | Self |
Harry Sneider | Self - Personal Trainer |
Harry Benson | Self - Photographer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Dan Cogan | Executive Producer |
Nick Fraser | Executive Producer |
Maya Kamila Hoffmann | Executive Producer |
Sheila Nevins | Executive Producer |
Martin Pieper | Executive Producer |
Liz Garbus | Producer |
Nancy Abraham | Producer |
Stanley F. Buchthal | Producer |
Julie Gaither | Producer |
Christopher Jorg | Producer |
Matthew Justus | Producer |
Rory Kennedy | Producer |
David Koh | Producer |
Serin Marshall | Producer |
Amy Schewel | Producer |
Amy Shatsky-Gambrill | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Nonfiction Special | Nominated |