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Bobby Fischer Against the World
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Bobby Fischer Against the World
| Duration | 93 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Categories | Biography, Documentary, History |
| Cast | Bobby Fischer, David Edmonds, Anthony Saidy, Susan Polgar |
| Directed By | Liz Garbus |
| Produced By | HBO Documentary Films, Moxie Firecracker Films, LM Media Production |
| Distributed By | Dogwoof |
| Film Details |
Bobby Fischer against the World is a feature documentary that uses the narrative tension of the 1972 match between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer to explore the nature of genius, madness, and the game of chess itself. This film tells the stranger-than-fiction story of the rise and fall of an Fischer, a true icon.
From veteran filmmaker Liz Garbus, and the final project of late editor Karen Schmeer, Bobby Fischer Against the World exposes the disturbingly high price Fischer paid to achieve his legendary success and the resulting toll it took on his psyche. Rare archival footage and insightful interviews with those closest to him expand this captivating story of a mastermind's tumultuous riseā"and fall.