Pawn Sacrifice

Theatrical - Wide 2015-09-16

Cast Tobey Maguire Peter Sarsgaard Liev Schreiber Michael Stuhlbarg Lily Rabe
Directed by Edward Zwick
Written by Steven Knight Christopher Wilkinson

Box Office Gross: $5,578,519

Running Time: 115 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Gail Katz Productions, PalmStar Media

Genres: Drama Thriller

JoBlo's Rating

6/10

Synopsis

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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