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Searching for Bobby Fischer(Movie, 1993)

1h 50min | Genre: Drama
Searching for Bobby FischerRating: 3.6/5 (with 238238 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

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
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
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"
Budget: 12,000,000 USD
Revenue: 7,266,383 USD (= 61%)

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