Duration
130 minutes
Quick Summary
Sporting drama, starring Tobey Maguire
About This Program
American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer challenges the best player in the Soviet Union in a top championship, causing the two nations to use the event to fuel their respective agendas. Fischer soon finds himself caught between the two superpowers as well as having to deal with his own struggles. Tobey Maguire and Liev Schreiber star in this fact-based sporting drama set in 1972 during the Cold War
Pawn Sacrifice broadcasts on Sky Cinema Drama at 2:20am, Wednesday, 24 December 2025. (Subtitles)
Channel Numbers:
Sky HD309Sky310Virgin410
Production Details
Year2014
Runtime115 mins
DirectorEdward Zwick
Cast & Crew
EZ
Edward ZwickDirector
RW
Robin Weigertas Regina Fischer
TM
Tobey Maguireas Bobby Fischer
LR
Lily Rabeas Joan Fischer
PS
Peter Sarsgaardas Fr Bill Lombardy
AG
Alexandre Gorchkovas Iivo Nei
SD
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrickas Teenage Bobby Fischer
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Michael Stuhlbargas Paul Marshall
EZ
Edward Zinovievas Efim Geller
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Liev Schreiberas Boris Spassky
