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Aug 11, 1993 · Searching for Bobby Fischer: Directed by Steven Zaillian. With Max Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley. A prepubescent chess prodigy is encouraged to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Searching for Bobby Fischer, released in the United Kingdom as Innocent Moves, is a 1993 American drama film written and directed by Steven Zaillian in his directorial debut.
Aug 11, 1993 · "Searching for Bobby Fischer," a film of remarkable sensitivity and insight, tells a story based on fact, about a "new" Bobby Fischer - a young boy named Josh Waitzkin ( Max Pomeranc) who was born with a gift for chess, which he nurtured in the rough-and-tumble world of of chess hustlers in New York's Washington Square Park.
Watchlist. After he beats his dad (Joe Mantegna) in a chess match, Josh Waitzkin (Max Pomeranc), a 7-year-old, gets noticed for his talent. He becomes interested in speed chess at the park and ...
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Searching for Bobby Fischer. Based on a true story! A young chess prodigy, with the help of his parents and two coaches, advances to the national championship - but is this competitive world best for the boy? 1,859 IMDb 7.4 1 h 49 min 1993. X-Ray PG.
Josh Waitzkin is just a typical American boy interested in baseball when one day he challenges his father at chess and wins. Showing unusual precocity at the outdoor matches at Washington Square in New York City, he quickly makes friends with a hustler named Vinnie who teaches him speed chess.
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Oct 29, 2014 · Video Detective. 135K subscribers. Subscribed. 448. 143K views 9 years ago. Searching For Bobby Fischer Trailer 1993 Director: Steven Zaillian Starring: Ben Kingsley, David Paymer, Joan...
Aug 13, 1993 · Overview. A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer. Steven Zaillian. Director, Screenplay. Fred Waitzkin.
The 1993 film Searching for Bobby Fischer, adapted from its eponymous book, uses Fischer's name in the title although the film and book are both based on the life of fellow chess prodigy Joshua Waitzkin, whose father, Fred Waitzkin, wrote the book. Outside of the United States, it was released as Innocent Moves.
