Pawn Sacrifice
"On the board he fought the Cold War. In his mind he fought his madness."
During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.
Cast
Tobey Maguire
Bobby Fischer
Peter Sarsgaard
Father Bill Lombardy
Liev Schreiber
Boris Spassky
Michael Stuhlbarg
Paul Marshall
Lily Rabe
Joan Fischer
Sophie Nélisse
Young Joan
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
Teen Bobby Fischer
Conrad Pla
Carmine Nigro
Aiden Lovekamp
Young Bobby Fischer
Evelyne Brochu
Donna
Robin Weigert
Regina Fischer
Andreas Apergis
Uncle Paul
Katie Bird Nolan
Maria
Ilia Volok
KGB Agent
Peter Janov
KGB Agent
Spiro Malandrakis
Reporter
Arthur Holden
Party Guest #3
Raphael Grosz-Harvey
Donald Byrne
John Maclaren
Theodore Tremblay
Vitali Makarov
Yovanovic
Eric Lee Huffman
KGB Bodyguard
Brett Watson
Lothar Schmid
Shawn Campbell
Cyril Pustan
Eugene Nomura
Japanese Anchorman
Norman Lehnert
German Reporter
Edward Zinoviev
Geller
Sam Stone
Deli Customer
Jonathan Dubsky
Tremblay's Aide
Mark Slacke
Icelandic Journalist
Alexandre Gorchkov
Iivo Nei
Igor Ovadis
Russian Bookstore Owner
Bobo Vian
Bookstore Owner's Wife
Joe Cobden
Motel Clerk
Brent Skagford
Businessman (Motel)
Richard Jutras
Referee - Santa Monica
Yanick Bousquet
Foreign Reporter #1 (French)
Shanmugasunder Chetty
Foreign Reporter #2 (East Indian)
Mohsen El Gharbi
Foreign Reporter #3 (Dutch)
Andrew Peplowski
ABC News Anchor
David Pryde
50's Reporter
Roc LaFortune
Official (Soviet Accres.)
Vito DeFilippo
Russian Opponent (Bulgaria 1967)
Ellen David
Party Guest #1 (Fischer Apt.)
Rosaruby Kagan
Party Guest #2 (Fischer Apt.)
Alain Goulem
Reporter #1 (Vancouver)
Carlo Mestroni
Reporter #2 (Vancouver)
Glen Bowser
Bus Driver
Zach Fraser
Long Haired Hippy
Alexandra Van Loon
Joan's Daughter
Marco Verdoni
Joan's Husband
Matt Keyes
JFK Airport Journalist
Edward Yankie
President Nixon
Al Vandecruys
Arbiter - Bulgaria
Al Dubois
NBC Reporter
Francois Cote
Marshall Heavy
François Ducharme
Bent Larsen
Maurice Demers
President Brezhnev
Grace Anne
Bobby Fischer Fan (uncredited)
Nathaly Thibault
Press Conference (uncredited)
Benoit Priest
Texan Trucker (uncredited)
Sigurbjörn Guðmundsson
Icelandic Policeman (uncredited)
Natalija Ugrina
Bikini Babe (uncredited)
Lydia Zadel
Kissing Woman (uncredited)
Dennis Staroselsky
(uncredited)
André Sogliuzzo
Henry Kissinger (voice, uncredited)
Bobby Fischer
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Marlène Poulin
First Assistant Editor
Christopher Wilkinson
Executive Producer
Tobey Maguire
Producer
Stephen J. Rivele
Screenplay
Christopher Wilkinson
Screenplay
Gail Katz
Producer
Edward Zwick
Director
Steven Knight
Screenplay
Steven Rosenblum
Editor
Bradford Young
Director of Photography
Paul Hotte
Set Decoration
Geneviève Parent
Assistant Set Decoration
Daniel Hamelin
Set Decoration
Rocco Stallone
Hairstylist
Roger Paquin
Greensman
Matthew Plouffe
Co-Producer
Edward Zwick
Producer
Isabelle Guay
Production Design
Jean-Pierre Paquet
Art Direction
André Valade
Set Decoration
Frédéric Berthiaume
Set Decoration
Raymonde Daliberté
Assistant Hairdresser
Troy Putney
Associate Producer
Martine Giguère-Kazemirchuk
Set Decoration
Robert Parle
Art Direction
Nathalie Garon
Hairstylist
Colleen Quinton
Makeup Department Head
Bobbi Banks
ADR Supervisor
Alan Munro
Visual Effects Supervisor
Patrick Bourbonniere
Rigging Grip
Etienne Geoffron
Rigging Grip
Marie-Ève Gosselin
Second Assistant Camera
Hélèna Laliberté
Rigging Grip
Martine Leclerc
First Assistant "C" Camera
Ryan Rayner
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Puelo Deir
Unit Publicist
Tim Connolly
Stunts
Sean Graham
Stunts
Francis Comeau
Rigging Grip
Sylvaine Dufaux
Second Unit Director of Photography
Eames Gagnon
Gaffer
Soupharak Keoborakoth
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Alain Masse
Key Grip
Timothy Donovan
First Assistant Editor
Jean-Jacques Dion
Hair Department Head
Claire Alary
Property Master
Louis Marion
Sound Mixer
Bill Sweeney
Foley Editor
Miguel Chouinard
Rigging Grip
Jacob Fortier
Rigging Gaffer
Robert Harrison
Set Medic
Cynthia Patton
Hairstylist
Charlotte Rouleau
Assistant Art Director
Dan Korintus
Dialogue Editor
Chris Navarro
ADR Mixer
Kim Larouche
Rigging Grip
Jacky Lavoie
Unit Production Manager
Anik Drapeau
Third Assistant Director
Michael Miller
ADR Mixer
Tyler Hall
Stunt Coordinator
Martine Gagnon
Assistant Costume Designer
Roman Hankewycz
Colorist
Pierre Blondin
Location Manager
Roman Martyn
Assistant Location Manager
Anne-Marie Lanza
Assistant Hairstylist
Sabrina Trudel
Makeup Artist
Josiane Jospitre
Assistant Set Decoration
Hélène Lamarre
Art Department Coordinator
Justine Baker
ADR Recordist
Matthew Haasch
Foley Mixer
Eric McAllister
Assistant Sound Editor
Alexandre Bouchard
Rigging Grip
Shannon DeWolfe
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Steev Beeson
Production Controller
Michael Buster
Dialect Coach
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
Aron Bergmann Magnússon
Art Direction
Marianne Bobet
Assistant Makeup Artist
Kathy Kelso
Makeup Artist
Darin Rivetti
First Assistant Director
Lon Bender
Sound Designer
Beauxregard Neylon
ADR Mixer
Linda Drake
Visual Effects Coordinator
Felice Grana
Second Assistant Camera
Jim Weidman
Supervising Music Editor
Annie Carpentier
Assistant Property Master
Paul Duchesne
Rigging Grip
Patrick St. Denis
Rigging Grip
Maude Turcot
Rigging Grip
Lorette Leblanc
Script Supervisor
Stéphanie Croteau
Set Medic
Denis Lavigne
Special Effects Coordinator
Eric Aubin
Second Assistant "B" Camera
George Billinger III
Steadicam Operator
Jean-Maurice de Ernsted
Dolly Grip
Tommy Diotte
Best Boy Grip
Stephane St-Pierre
Rigging Grip
Didier Communaux
Unit Manager
Eric Hirsch
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alexis Bureau
Stunt Double
Alex Krimm
Stunts
Claude Fortin
Dolly Grip
Mark Orton
Orchestrator
Charles Castonguay
Unit Publicist
Bill R. Dean
Sound Editor
Daði Freyr Pétursson
Boom Operator
Louis Craig
Special Effects Supervisor
Siurbjorn Gudmundsson
Stunts
David A. Seekins
First Assistant "A" Camera
David Olson
Music Editor
Steven Rosenblum
Music Supervisor
Allan Zaleski
Sound Editor
Kris A. Jeffrey
Stunts
Thor Eliasson
First Assistant Camera
Jean Kavanagh
First Assistant Camera
Emile Gonin Robidoux
Rigging Grip
Joe Gawler
Senior Colorist
Eva Jensen
Studio Teacher
Pierre Daudelin
Best Boy Electric
Marie-Elaine Bailly
Production Coordinator
Isabel Henderson
Post Production Supervisor
Jean Gagnon
Set Designer
Veronique Meunier
Set Designer
Mario Davignon
Costume Supervisor
Renée April
Costume Design
Mireille Piché
Hairstylist
Silver Butler
Third Assistant Director
Cedric Charron
Boom Operator
Kris Fenske
Sound Designer
Mike Bonnaud
Best Boy Electric
François Daignault
Steadicam Operator
Christian Lalonde
Rigging Grip
Gary Pachany
First Assistant "B" Camera
Takashi Seida
Still Photographer
Françoise Labelle
Wardrobe Master
Jamal Bilal
Post Production Coordinator
Irina Cazazaeva
Dialect Coach
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Stéphane Byl
Third Assistant Director
Renato De Cotiis
Second Assistant Director
Tom Fleischman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sylvain Girouard
Rigging Grip
Cynthia E. Thornton
Associate Editor
Josiane Fradette
Visual Effects Coordinator
Lewis Horwitz
Finance