Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993 film by Steven Zaillian
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Summary
Searching for Bobby Fischer is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,749 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Steven Zaillian[3]
- Screenwriter: Steven Zaillian[4]
- Composer: James Horner[5]
- Genre: biographical film[6], drama film[7]
- Cast member: Max Pomeranc[8], Joe Mantegna[9], Joan Allen[10], Ben Kingsley[11], Laurence Fishburne[12], Robert Stephens[13], David Paymer[14], William H. Macy[15], Dan Hedaya[16], Laura Linney[17], Anthony Heald[18], Hal Scardino[19], Tony Shalhoub[20]
- Producer: William Horberg[21]
- Director of photography: Conrad Hall[22]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[23]
- Distribution format: video on demand[24]
- Review score: 100%[25], 8.1/10[26], 89/100[27], 7.3/10[28]
- Color: color[29]
- Country of origin: United States[30]
- Publication date: August 11, 1993[31]
- Sport: chess[32]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[33], Netflix[34]
- Narrative location: New York City[35]
- Filming location: Toronto[36]
- Main subject: chess[37]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography[38]
- Title: Searching for Bobby Fischer[39]
- Has characteristic: film based on literature[40]
- MPA film rating: PG[41]
- Duration: 110 minutes[42]
- Capital cost: 12,000,000 US dollars[43]
- Box office: 7,266,383 US dollars[44]
Why It Matters
Searching for Bobby Fischer has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]