Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

1993 · 110 min · Drama

A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

Directed by Steven Zaillian. Starring Max Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley and Laurence Fishburne.

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