Pawn Sacrifice
On the board he fought the Cold War. In his mind he fought his madness.
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DVD Details
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 56 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: December 22, 2015
- Originally Released: 2014
- Label: Universal Studios
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Tobey Maguire, Peter Sarsgaard & Liev Schreiber | |
| Performer: | Robin Weigert, Lily Rabe, Michael Stuhlbarg, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Conrad Pla & Andreas Apergis | |
| Directed by | Edward Zwick | |
| Edited by | Steven Rosenblum | |
| Screenplay by | Steven Knight | |
| Composition by | James Newton Howard | |
| Story by | Steven Knight, Stephen J. Rivele & Christopher Wilkinson | |
| Subject: | Bobby Fischer | |
| Produced by | Edward Zwick, Gail Katz & Tobey Maguire | |
| Director of Photography: | Bradford Young |
Entertainment Reviews:
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Rating: 1.5/5 --
Sacrificing electricity and artistry, the portrait it paints is by-the-numbers rather than an original masterpiece.
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Fresh Fiction
As so often happens in films that begin with the phrase "Based on a true story," Pawn Sacrifice is a cunningly crafted entertainment that does a disservice to the people whose stories it co-opts.
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The Public (Buffalo)
It's a masterfully performed, written, and directed; recreating a bygone era of one of the most influential chess players in history.
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Daily Journal (Kankakee, IL)
Rating: B+ --
Chess is not an inherently cinematic game. Couple it with a main character who is actively unlikable, and it sounds like the makings of a movie that is at best hard to watch. Yet Pawn Sacrifice turns out to be immersive.
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Assignment X
Rating: 3/5 --
Tobey Maguire puts up an intense performance as Fischer.
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The New Paper (Singapore)
A mesmerizing character study of chess master and genius Bobby Fischer and corresponding socio-political historical commentary of the Cold War as played out across oceans and on a board with kings and queens and knights and pawns.
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Behind The Lens
The director Edward Zwick manages to convey Fisher's crazy perceptions quite well, with close-ups that touch the claustrophobic side. [Full Review in Spanish]
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Product Description:
This fascinating drama highlights the life and career of chess champ Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire). Based on a true story, the film chronicles the 1972 World Chess Championship where Fischer, who is American, battled Russia's Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber) at the height of the Cold War. The film also captures Fischer's rise from a Brooklyn boy to a chess prodigy and his frightening battle between genius and madness. Directed by Edward Zwick (BLOOD DIAMOND, THE LAST SAMURAI) Cast includes Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lily Rabe and Robin Weigert.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 66,923
- UPC: 025192258756
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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