Grossmeyster
1972 · Movie · 93 min. · Soviet Union (USSR)
Chess Grandmaster Sergei Khlebnikov is a highly talented and unusual person, living in the 1970s Soviet Union. His is obsessed with making a beautiful game. But his emotional and irrational way is the reason why he never won a major competition. At last his moment comes and he wins the Tournament of Contenders for the World Championship. Next he has to play against the World Champion...
Direction Sergei Mikaelyan
Cast Andrey Myagkov · Larisa Malevannaya · Emmanuil Vitorgan · Lyudmila Kasatkina · Anatoly Solonitsyn · Mikhail Kozakov · Yefim Kopelyan · Nikolai Volkov · Tamara Sovchi · Vladimir Tatosov · Anna Tvelenyova · Petr Shelokhonov · Roman Filippov · Marc Taimanov · Viktor Korchnoi
Soundtrack Venyamin Basner
Screenplay Leonid Zorin
Cinematography Yevgeni Mezentsev
Original title Grossmeyster
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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