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Pawn Sacrifice

Pawn Sacrifice (2014)

Drama, Thriller, Sports, Historical, Biographical, Mystery | United States

Director: Edward Zwick

BBC2 | Tuesday 6 June 2023 | 23:15

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Monday 21 November 2022 23:15

Saturday 1 January 2022 23:25

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Rating: 7.0/10

User rating: 8.2/10
(18 votes)

SYNOPSIS

During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.

Actors

Voice: André Sogliuzzo

Writer: Steven Knight, Stephen J. Rivele

Producer: Kevin Scott Frakes, Árni Björn Helgason

RUNTIME: 115 min

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