| Grandmaster | |
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| Russian: Гроссмейстер | |
| Directed by | Sergey Mikaelyan |
| Written by | Leonid Zorin |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Yevgeni Mezentsev |
| Music by | Veniamin Basner |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Grandmaster (Russian: Гроссмейстер, romanized: Grossmeyster) is a 1972 Soviet sports drama film directed by Sergey Mikaelyan.[1][2][3]
Plot[edit]
The film tells about the emotional chess player Sergey Khlebnikov, who does not play for the sake of victory. And suddenly he becomes the winner of the international match of applicants.[4]
Cast[edit]
- Andrey Myagkov as Sergey Khlebnikov
- Viktor Korchnoi as Khlebnikov's coach[5]
- Larisa Malevannaya as Elena Dontsova, Khlebnikov's wife
- Emmanuil Vitorgan as Orlov
- Lyudmila Kasatkina as Sergey's mother
- Mikhail Kozakov as Vladimir
- Yefim Kopelyan as Pavel Maksimovich
- Nikolay Volkov Sr. as old man from chess pavilion
- Tamara Sovchi as Anya
- Anatoliy Solonitsyn as Sergey's father
- Vladimir Tatosov as Sergey Aleksandrovich
- Petr Shelokhonov as Fyodor Matveyevich
- Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Yuri Averbakh, Mark Taimanov, Paul Keres, Alexander Kotov, Mikael Tariverdiev as cameo
References[edit]
- ^ "Объявлены дата и место прощания и похорон Сергея Микаэляна". Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ Выдающийся актер Андрей Мягков отметил 78-летие
- ^ Медведев поздравил драматурга Леонида Зорина с 90-летием
- ^ Гроссмейстер // КиноПоиск
- ^ Шахматист Виктор Корчной скончался на 86-м году жизни
External links[edit]
- Grandmaster at IMDb
