A Glean movie pick

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Name: Searching for Bobby Fischer
Director: Steven Zaillian
Genre: Drama
Released: 1993-08-13
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Max Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, Laurence Fishburne

Every journey begins with a single move.

1993
1h 50m
Drama
★ 7.1

Directed by Steven Zaillian

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The story

About Searching for Bobby Fischer

A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

Faces in the story

Top 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