Bobby Fischer Against the World

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Director Liz Garbus presents this intimate look at the life of volatile chess player Bobby Fischer, who stunned the world in 1958 by becoming the U.S. champion, and later shot to infamy for his increasingly erratic behavior. Frequently left alone as a child by his single, Jewish mother, Brooklyn native Fischer was proficient on the chess board by the age of six. A self-taught player, he continued mastering his game though his early teens, when he defeated such star players as Arthur Bisguier, Samuel Reshevsky, ...
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Director Liz Garbus presents this intimate look at the life of volatile chess player Bobby Fischer, who stunned the world in 1958 by becoming the U.S. champion, and later shot to infamy for his increasingly erratic behavior. Frequently left alone as a child by his single, Jewish mother, Brooklyn native Fischer was proficient on the chess board by the age of six. A self-taught player, he continued mastering his game though his early teens, when he defeated such star players as Arthur Bisguier, Samuel Reshevsky, and William Lombardy to snag the top slot at the 1957-58 U.S. Championship. Later, in 1972, the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam War were bumped from the headlines to make room for stories about Fischer winning the world title from defending champion Soviet Boris Spassy in Reykjavik, Iceland, though it was this game that appeared to mark a turning point in the American media darling's illustrious career. Retiring from the game and disappearing from the spotlight, Fischer was essentially all but forgotten until he reemerged in the early 1990s for the "Revenge Match of the 20th Century" against his old opponent Spassy. Unfortunately for Fischer, the game was in Yugoslavia, which at the time had been hit with strict U.S. sanctions. As a result, an arrest warrant was issued for Fischer, and he became a fugitive from the law for over a decade. On the rare occasion that he did make a public appearance, he appeared disheveled, and his comments were peppered with vicious attacks on both Jews and Americans. In January of 2008, Fischer succumbed to the effects of renal failure at a Reykjavik hospital. In this documentary vintage footage of Fischer, and conversations with the friends and family who knew him best combine to provide a compelling portrait of a tortured genius whose brilliant mind became his greatest foe.
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Special Features

A History of Chess; The Fight for Fischer's Estate
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 12/6/2011
  • UPC: 767685259122
  • Original Release: 2011
  • Source: New Video Group
  • Region Code: 0
  • Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
  • Language: English
  • Time: 1:33:00
  • Format: DVD

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Bobby Fischer
Garry Kasparov Interviewee
Susan Polgar Interviewee
Sam Sloan Interviewee
Anthony Saidy Interviewee
David Edmonds Interviewee
Malcolm Gladwell Interviewee
Dick Cavett Interviewee
Paul Marshall Interviewee
Harry Benson Interviewee
Boris Spassky
Henry Kissinger Interviewee
Larry Evans Interviewee
Shelby Lyman Interviewee
Russell Targ Interviewee
Saemi Palsson Interviewee
Gundmundur Thorarinsson Interviewee
Lothar Schmid Interviewee
David Shenk Interviewee
Technical Credits
Liz Garbus Director, Producer
Frank Brady Consultant/advisor
Stanley F. Buchthal Producer
Neil Cedar Sound Editor
Robert Chappell Cinematographer
Dan Cogan Executive Producer
Nick Fraser Executive Producer
Maja Hoffmann Executive Producer
Matthew Justus Producer
Rory Kennedy Producer
Michael Levine Editor
Serin Marshall Associate Producer
Sheila Nevins Executive Producer
Martin Pieper Executive Producer
James Redding III Sound Editor
Karen Schmeer Editor
Philip Sheppard Score Composer
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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Bobby Fischer Against the World
1. Settling the Stakes [7:35]
2. The Lone American [9:17]
3. Training in the Catskills [5:41]
4. Hiding Away [11:13]
5. Regina Fischer [7:22]
6. To Destroy a Genius [8:48]
7. "And That's When Chess Exploded" [7:09]
8. A New World Champion [7:25]
9. Bobby Disappears [5:48]
10. Getting Back in the Box [11:08]
11. Icelandic Citizenship [9:16]
12. End Credits [1:57]
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Menu

Disc #1 -- Bobby Fischer Against the World
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   Extras
      The Fight For Fischer's Estate
      Chess History
      Fimmaker Bio
      About Docurama
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