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Dominican Rep. Searching for Bobby Fischer
- Original title
- Searching for Bobby Fischeraka
- AKA
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- Innocent Moves
- Year
- 1993
- Running time
- 107 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Steven Zaillian. Book: Fred Waitzkin
- Cast
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Max Pomeranc
Joe Mantegna
Joan Allen
Ben Kingsley
Laurence Fishburne- Michael Nirenberg
David Paymer
Robert Stephens
Dan Hedaya
Austin Pendleton
Laura Linney
Anthony Heald
Tony Shalhoub
William H. Macy- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
Paramount Pictures. Producer: Sydney Pollack- Genre
- Drama | Sports. Chess. Based on a true story
- Synopsis
- Josh (Max Pomeranc) is a "regular kid" who begins evincing signs of being a genius at chess. His father (Joe Mantegna) encourages this, hoping that it won't fundamentally change his son's healthy outlook on life. But Josh is taken under the wing of cold-blooded chess instructor Bruce Pandolfini (Ben Kingsley), who indoctrinates the boy in the "Bobby Fischer" strategy. Unfortunately, Pandolfini emphasizes all of Fischer's negative traits, especially his contempt for his opponents... Searching for Bobby Fischer was inspired by the life of chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin, as written by his father Fred Waitzkin.
- Awards
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1993: Nominated for Oscar: Best Cinematography1993: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Screenplay1993: Festival of Valladolid - Seminci: Best New Director.
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