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Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011) Liz Garbus DVD Region 2
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- Producer
- Liz Garbus, Matthew Justus, Philip Sheppard
- Release Year
- 2011
- Language
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- Director
- Liz Garbus
- Genre
- Documentaries & Biographies, Biographies, Entertainment
- Run Time
- 90 Mins
- Film/TV Title
- Bobby Fischer Against the World
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Director Liz Garbus presents this intimate look at the life of volatile chess player Bobby Fischer, who stunned the world in 1958 by becoming the U.S. champion, and later shot to infamy for his increasingly erratic behavior.
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Liz Garbus, Matthew Justus, Philip Sheppard
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5050968009473
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Film/TV Title
Bobby Fischer Against the World
Director
Liz Garbus
Release Year
2011
Format
DVD
Language
English
Genre
Documentaries & Biographies, Biographies, Entertainment
Run Time
90 Mins
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Certificate
E
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United States of America
Number of Discs
1
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Director Liz Garbus presents this intimate look at the life of volatile chess player Bobby Fischer, who stunned the world in 1958 by becoming the U.S. champion, and later shot to infamy for his increasingly erratic behavior. Frequently left alone as a child by his single, Jewish mother, Brooklyn native Fischer was proficient on the chess board by the age of six. A self-taught player, he continued mastering his game though his early teens, when he defeated such star players as Arthur Bisguier, Samuel Reshevsky, and William Lombardy to snag the top slot at the 1957-58 U.S. Championship. Later, in 1972, the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam War were bumped from the headlines to make room for stories about Fischer winning the world title from defending champion Soviet Boris Spassy in Reykjavik, Iceland, though it was this game that appeared to mark a turning point in the American media darling's illustrious career. Retiring from the game and disappearing from the spotlight, Fischer was essentially all but forgotten until he reemerged in the early 1990s for the 'Revenge Match of the 20th Century' against his old opponent Spassy. Unfortunately for Fischer, the game was in Yugoslavia, which at the time had been hit with strict U.S. sanctions. As a result, an arrest warrant was issued for Fischer, and he became a fugitive from the law for over a decade. On the rare occasion that he did make a public appearance, he appeared disheveled, and his comments were peppered with vicious attacks on both Jews and Americans. In January of 2008, Fischer succumbed to the effects of renal failure at a Reykjavik hospital. In this documentary vintage footage of Fischer, and conversations with the friends and family who knew him best combine to provide a compelling portrait of a tortured genius whose brilliant mind became his greatest foe.
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Daily Mirror - It's a life so incredible and so tragic that even those with no knowledge of chess will be enthralled., Radio Times - Meticulously researched with great archive footage to accompany the contemporary commentary, the compelling chronicle captures the exciting essence of the time and shows just how famous Fischer became: this was a man who single-handedly made chess sexy., This Is London - BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD could be six times as long and still have you on the edge of your seat., The Guardian - With its fascinating interview footage and tremendous black-and-white still photographs by Harry Benson, who was permitted great access to Fischer, this is an intriguing portrait.
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Robert Chappell
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Dolby Digital
Movie/TV Title
Bobby Fischer Against The World
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Bobby Fischer
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