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Le Prodige

Pawn Sacrifice

Release: 2015-09-16 ·Runtime: 114m ·★ 6.8
Thriller Drame

L’histoire de Bobby Fischer, le prodige américain des échecs, qui à l’apogée de la guerre froide se retrouve pris entre le feu des deux superpuissances en défiant l’Empire Soviétique lors du match du siècle contre Boris Spassky. Son obsession de vaincre les Russes va peu à peu se transformer en une terrifiante lutte entre le génie et la folie de cet homme complexe qui n’a jamais cessé de fasciner le monde.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Gail Katz Productions
PalmStar Media

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Jonathan Dubsky Jonathan Dubsky as Tremblay's Aide Peter Sarsgaard Peter Sarsgaard as Father Bill Lombardy Andreas Apergis Andreas Apergis as Uncle Paul John Maclaren John Maclaren as Theodore Tremblay Alain Goulem Alain Goulem as Reporter #1 (Vancouver) Aiden Lovekamp Aiden Lovekamp as Young Bobby Fischer Igor Ovadis Igor Ovadis as Russian Bookstore Owner André Sogliuzzo André Sogliuzzo as Henry Kissinger (voice, uncredited) Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer as Self (archive footage) Arthur Holden Arthur Holden as Party Guest #3 Edward Zinoviev Edward Zinoviev as Geller Al Dubois Al Dubois as NBC Reporter Dennis Staroselsky Dennis Staroselsky as (uncredited) Katie Bird Nolan Katie Bird Nolan as Maria Brent Skagford Brent Skagford as Businessman (Motel) Carlo Mestroni Carlo Mestroni as Reporter #2 (Vancouver) Edward Yankie Edward Yankie as President Nixon Vitali Makarov Vitali Makarov as Yovanovic Lydia Zadel Lydia Zadel as Kissing Woman (uncredited) Sophie Nélisse Sophie Nélisse as Young Joan Raphael Grosz-Harvey Raphael Grosz-Harvey as Donald Byrne Shawn Campbell Shawn Campbell as Cyril Pustan Ellen David Ellen David as Party Guest #1 (Fischer Apt.) Liev Schreiber Liev Schreiber as Boris Spassky Benoit Priest Benoit Priest as Texan Trucker (uncredited) Eugene Nomura Eugene Nomura as Japanese Anchorman Norman Lehnert Norman Lehnert as German Reporter Alexandre Gorchkov Alexandre Gorchkov as Iivo Nei Conrad Pla Conrad Pla as Carmine Nigro Evelyne Brochu Evelyne Brochu as Donna Mohsen El Gharbi Mohsen El Gharbi as Foreign Reporter #3 (Dutch) Natalija Ugrina Natalija Ugrina as Bikini Babe (uncredited) Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick as Teen Bobby Fischer Robin Weigert Robin Weigert as Regina Fischer Peter Janov Peter Janov as KGB Agent Spiro Malandrakis Spiro Malandrakis as Reporter Michael Stuhlbarg Michael Stuhlbarg as Paul Marshall Ilia Volok Ilia Volok as KGB Agent Mark Slacke Mark Slacke as Icelandic Journalist Joe Cobden Joe Cobden as Motel Clerk Tobey Maguire Tobey Maguire as Bobby Fischer Richard Jutras Richard Jutras as Referee - Santa Monica Roc LaFortune Roc LaFortune as Official (Soviet Accres.) Lily Rabe Lily Rabe as Joan Fischer Brett Watson Brett Watson as Lothar Schmid Matt Keyes Matt Keyes as JFK Airport Journalist