Pawn Sacrifice
Streaming video - 2014
In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire. PAWN SACRIFICE chronicles Fischer's terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival.** "*An enthralling piece of mainstream entertainment that captures the essence of Fischer's mad genius, perfectly re-creates the tenor of the times AND works as a legit sports movie about the great game of chess.*" - Richard Roeper, ***The Chicago Sun-Times***
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- Feature films
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
Bleecker Street
2014.
2019. - Language
- English
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- Online Access
- A Kanopy streaming video
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In Process Record. - Physical Description
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (115 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
- Format
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).