The World Champion (2021)
Original title: Чемпион мира
The World Champion is a 2021 Russian-language drama movie directed by Alexey Sidorov, with a running time of 2h 25m. It stars Konstantin Khabenskiy, Ivan Yankovsky and Vladimir Vdovichenkov.
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.
Quick answers
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.
When was The World Champion released?
The World Champion was released on 30 December 2021.
How long is The World Champion?
The World Champion runs 2h 25m.
Who made The World Champion?
The World Champion was directed by Alexey Sidorov.
Cast
- Konstantin Khabenskiy as Korchnoi
- Ivan Yankovsky as Karpov
- Vladimir Vdovichenkov as Gradov
- Victor Dobronravov as Sergey Maksimov
- Viktor Sukhorukov as Viktor Baturinskiy
- Diana Pozharskaya as Veronika
- Anatoly Kot as Igor Zaytsev
- Mikhail Troynik as Yuriy Balashov
- Aleksandr Filippenko as Leonid Brezhnev
- Larisa Shakhvorostova as Karpov's mother
- Anton Bogdanov as Vasiliy Brykin
- Dmitriy Miller as Sevastyanov