

Information
Release DateDecember 30, 2021
Runtime2h 25m
StatusReleased
Budget$8M
ProductionStudio Trite, Central Partnership + 3 more
LanguagesRussian
6.2
33 votesPopularity1
The World Champion
Synopsis
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 & Crew
Director

Featured Cast

Konstantin Khabenskiy
Korchnoi

Ivan Yankovsky
Karpov

Vladimir Vdovichenkov
Gradov

Victor Dobronravov
Sergey Maksimov

Viktor Sukhorukov
Viktor Baturinskiy



