Searching for Bobby Fischer(Movie, 1993)

Name: Searching for Bobby Fischer
Genre: Drama
Released: 1993
Duration: T01:50:00
Rating: 3.6

1h 50min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 238 votes)

Searching for Bobby Fischer, released in the United Kingdom as Innocent Moves, is a 1993 American drama film written and directed by Steven Zaillian in his directorial debut. Starring Max Pomeranc in his film debut, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, and Laurence Fishburne, it is based on the life of prodigy chess player Joshua Waitzkin, played by Pomeranc, and adapted from the book of the same name by Joshua's father, Fred Waitzkin. The film was nominated for Best Cinematography in the 66th Academy Awards. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Searching for Bobby Fischer

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography

About Searching for Bobby Fischer

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

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Toronto

Plays in: New York City (NYC)

Made by: Paramount Pictures, Mirage Enterprises, Scott Rudin Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 22 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 08/13/1993

Cast: Max Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, Laurence Fishburne, Robert Stephens, David Paymer, William H. Macy, Dan Hedaya, Laura Linney, Anthony Heald, Hal Scardino, Tony Shalhoub

Director: Steven Zaillian

Producer: William Horberg

Screenwriter: Steven Zaillian

Director of Photography: Conrad Hall

Composer: James Horner

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Lances Inocentes"

"Das Königsspiel - Ein Meister wird geboren"

"En busca de Bobby Fischer"

"Innocent Moves"

"Jaque a la inocencia"

"В поисках Бобби Фишера"

"เจ้าหมากรุก"

Keywords: new york city, child prodigy, chess, hustler

Budget: 12,000,000 USD

Revenue: 7,266,383 USD (= 61%)

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Searching for Bobby Fischer(Movie, 1993)

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