Quick facts
- Released
- December 30, 2021
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Budget
- $7.5M
- IMDb
- tt13930782
- Country
- Russia
- Language
- Russian
- Studio
- Studio Trite, Central Partnership, KIT Film Studio, Cinema Foundation of Russia
Themes
Cast
Konstantin Khabenskiy
Korchnoi
Ivan Yankovsky
Karpov
Vladimir Vdovichenkov
Gradov
Victor Dobronravov
Sergey Maksimov
Viktor Sukhorukov
Viktor Baturinskiy
Diana Pozharskaya
Veronika
Anatoly Kot
Igor Zaytsev
Mikhail Troynik
Yuriy Balashov
Aleksandr Filippenko
Leonid Brezhnev
Larisa Shakhvorostova
Karpov's mother
Anton Bogdanov
Vasiliy Brykin
Dmitriy Miller
Sevastyanov
Zurab Miminoshvili
Guladze
David Brodsky
Boris Zelenin
Dmitriy Iosifov
Mikhail Tal
Arseny Topolaga
Pavel
Denis Kotov
Reporter
Anton Lunin
Wedding photographer
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Frequently asked questions
- What is The World Champion about?
- 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.
- Who directed The World Champion?
- The World Champion was directed by Alexey Sidorov.
- Who stars in The World Champion?
- The World Champion stars Konstantin Khabenskiy, Ivan Yankovsky, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Victor Dobronravov.
- When was The World Champion released?
- The World Champion is a 2021 drama film.
- Where can I watch The World Champion?
- You can watch The World Champion with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.