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The World Champion

2021·2h 25m
DramaSportHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 6.4/10
1,020 votes

In 1978, young ambitious Soviet chess champion Anatoly Karpov must defend his title against a former mentor and defector to the West Viktor Korchnoi. Their face-off becomes the most dramatic championship match in chess history.

The World Champion is a 2021 drama sport movie directed by Aleksey Sidorov, starring Fyodor Dobronravov, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Ivan Yankovskiy. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.4/10 from 1,020 votes and runs 2h 25m.

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Director
Aleksey Sidorov
Stars
Fyodor Dobronravov
Konstantin Khabenskiy
Ivan Yankovskiy
Vladimir Vdovichenkov
Creators
Aleksey Sidorov
Details
2021-12-30
145 min
Movie
★ Russia
★ Russian
Keywords
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