Pawn Sacrifice
UPC | 025192328671 |
Release Date | 2015-12-22 |
Studio | Universal Studios Home Video |
Discs | 1 |
Length | 116 |
Format | Color |
MPAA Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) |
Synopsis | Edward Zwick’s PAWN SACRIFICE is an enthralling piece of mainstream entertainment that captures the essence of Fischer’s mad genius...It’s about how we manufacture celebrities on scant pretext and then destroy them, or allow them to destroy themselves while we watch.3 stars out of 4 -- PAWN SACRIFICE grabs you and doesn't let go....You watch Maguire and slowly, with pity and terror, you understand.This fascinating drama highlights the life and career of chess champ Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire). Based on a true story, the film chronicles the 1972 World Chess Championship where Fischer, who is American, battled Russia's Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber) at the height of the Cold War. The film also captures Fischer's rise from a Brooklyn boy to a chess prodigy and his frightening battle between genius and madness. Directed by Edward Zwick (BLOOD DIAMOND, THE LAST SAMURAI) Cast includes Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lily Rabe and Robin Weigert. |
Cast |
Louis Craig (Special Effects Supervisor) James Newton Howard (Composer) Edward Zwick (Director) Christopher Wilkinson (Story) Stephen J. Rivele (Story) Daniel Hamelin (Set Decorator) Lisa Clark (Set Decorator) Darin John Rivetti (Production Manager/UPM) Isabel Henderson (Post-Production Supervisor) Steve Knight (Screenwriter) Steve Knight (Story) Caroline Aquin (Special Makeup Effects) Andre Valade (Set Decorator) Bradford Young (Director of Photography) Moving Target (Visual Effects Designer) Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson (Camera Operator) Rannveig Jonsdottir (Assistant Director) Kathy Kelso (Makeup) Carl Kouri (Assistant Director) Eric Hirsch (Sound Re-Recording) Martine Kazemirchuk (Set Decorator) Vision Globale (Visual Effects Designer) Frederic Berthiaume (Set Decorator) Tyler Hall (Stunt Coordinator) Kris Fense (Sound) Mireille Piche (Hairstylist) Steven Rosenblum (Music Director) Sigurgeir Porarson (Production Manager/UPM) Richard Jutras (Co-Star) Roc LaFortune (Co-Star) Arthur Holden (Co-Star) Tobey Maguire (Star) Liev Schreiber (Star) Igor Ovadis (Co-Star) Bobo Vian (Co-Star) Peter Sarsgaard (Star) Michael Stuhlbarg (Star) Stephen Walters (Co-Star) Brett Watson (Co-Star) Ellen David (Co-Star) John MacLaren (Co-Star) Ilia Volok (Co-Star) Robin Weigert (Co-Star) Joe Cobden (Co-Star) Norman Roy (Co-Star) Al Vandecruys (Co-Star) Vito DeFilippo (Co-Star) Lily Rabe (Star) Conrad Pla (Co-Star) Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick (Co-Star) Sam Stone (Co-Star) Basil McKenna (Co-Star) Edward Yankie (Co-Star) Brent Skagford (Co-Star) Evelyne Brochu (Co-Star) Carlo Mestroni (Co-Star) Mark Slacke (Co-Star) Spiro Malandrakis (Co-Star) Sophie Nelisse (Co-Star) Raphael Grosz-Harvey (Co-Star) Jonathan Dubsky (Co-Star) Andrew Peplowski (Co-Star) Aiden Lovekamp (Co-Star) Edward Zinoviev (Co-Star) Alexandre Gorchkov (Co-Star) Vitali Makarov (Co-Star) Shawn Campbell (Co-Star) Kathryn Nolan (Co-Star) Yanick Bousquet (Co-Star) Shanugasunder Chetty (Co-Star) Mohsen ElGharbi (Co-Star) David Pryde (Co-Star) Rosa Ruby Kagan (Co-Star) Al Goulem (Co-Star) Glen Bowser (Co-Star) Zach Fraser (Co-Star) Alexandra VanLoon (Co-Star) Matt Keys (Co-Star) Christopher DeCourcy-Ireland (Co-Star) Olga Martchenko (Co-Star) Al Dubois (Co-Star) Francois Cote (Co-Star) Marco Verdoni (Co-Star) Francois Ducharme (Co-Star) Ivan Freud (Co-Star) Maurice Demers (Co-Star) |
Sounds/Subtitles | Blu-ray Disc Features: Region [unknown] Note: Bobby Fischer, the Cold War and the Match of the Century Widescreen - 2.39 Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English DTS HD Master Audio - English Subtitles - English, Spanish |
Language | English |
Weight | 0.20000 |
Height | 0.75000 |
Width | 5.50000 |
Depth | 6.75000 |
Format Code | Blu-ray Hi-Def DVD |
Library Subject | Feature Film Drama,Biography |
Attribute | Additional Footage,Includes Digital Copy,Widescreen |
Product Code | Movie |