Searching for Bobby Fischer
dir. Steven Zaillian
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A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Critics consensus
As sensitive as the young man at its center, Searching for Bobby Fischer uses a prodigy's struggle to find personal balance as the background for a powerfully moving drama.
Directed bySteven Zaillian
StarringMax Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Nirenberg
Written bySteven Zaillian
CinematographyConrad Hall
EditingWayne Wahrman
MusicJames Horner
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993 · PG · 1h 50m
Drama
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Critics Consensus
As sensitive as the young man at its center, Searching for Bobby Fischer uses a prodigy's struggle to find personal balance as the background for a powerfully moving drama.
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