Film
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993 · 1h 50m · Drama
Every journey begins with a single move.
- IMDb
- 7.4
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 98%
- Metacritic
- 89
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Overview
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
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Cast
Max Pomeranc
Josh Waitzkin
Joe Mantegna
Fred Waitzkin
Joan Allen
Bonnie Waitzkin
Ben Kingsley
Bruce Pandolfini
Laurence Fishburne
Vinnie
Michael Nirenberg
Jonathan Poe
Robert Stephens
Poe's Teacher
David Paymer
Kalev
Hal Scardino
Morgan
William H. Macy
Tunafish Father
Vasek Simek
Russian Park Player
Dan Hedaya
Tournament Director
Laura Linney
School Teacher
Anthony Heald
Fighting Parent
Steven Randazzo
Man of Many Signals
Chelsea Moore
Katya Waitzkin
Crew
- Steven ZaillianDirector · Screenplay
- Fred WaitzkinNovel
- William HorbergProducer
- Scott RudinProducer
- Sydney PollackExecutive Producer
- Conrad HallDirector of Photography
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Wayne WahrmanEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- August 13, 1993
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Revenue
- $7,266,383
- Genres
- Drama
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