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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Like all of Zwick's works, it's perfectly watchable fare, but it's often infuriating for its refusal to dig deeper into its incredibly compelling subject.
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The Atlantic
Rating: B --
As a snapshot of a singular moment in American history and a profile of a genius at war with himself, Pawn Sacrifice acquits itself as a worthwhile endeavor. Or to put it in chess terms, it's a "check" but not "mate."
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The Reader (Omaha, NE)
Brisk and blistering, Pawn Sacrifice is a captivating character study about a prodigy, player, champion and pawn.
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The Coast News (CA)
3 stars out of 4 -- PAWN SACRIFICE grabs you and doesn't let go....You watch Maguire and slowly, with pity and terror, you understand.
Rolling Stone
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)
Rating: 3/5 --
Tobey Maguire puts up an intense performance as Fischer.
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The New Paper (Singapore)
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)
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: 66,605
- UPC: 025192258756
- Shipping Weight: 0.17/lbs (approx)
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