The World Champion
Some sporting victories are about more than just claiming a title. Some of them go down in history. The film follows the most dramatic and legendary showdown in the history of chess – the match between Anatoly Karpov, then world champion, and Viktor Korchnoi, a recent emigrant from the USSR. In this battle between two outstanding chess players, a duel of personalities under immense psychological pressure, the stakes are incomprehensibly high.
Top Billed Cast
Konstantin Khabenskiy
Korchnoi
Ivan Yankovsky
Karpov
Vladimir Vdovichenkov
Gradov
Victor Dobronravov
Sergey Maksimov
Viktor Sukhorukov
Viktor Baturinskiy
Featured Crew
Artyom Vasilev
Original Music Composer
Alexandr Mikeladze
Additional Director of Photography
Ekaterina Molochnaya
Assistant Director
Filipp Yuzhanin
Additional Director of Photography
Margarita Lenskikh
Casting Director
Dmitry Korabelnikov
Editor
Aleksandr Samokhvalov
Stunt Coordinator
Alexandr Gorokhov
VFX Supervisor
Aleksandr Vdovenko
Steadicam Operator
Pavel Bezborodov
VFX Supervisor
Alexey Samodelko
Sound Director
Alexey Sidorov
Screenplay
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