

Pawn Sacrifice
DirectorEdward Zwick
“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.
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PAWN SACRIFICE | Official HD Trailer
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
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