Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)
Directed by Liz Garbus
The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.
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If you didn’t live through the hysteria that accompanied the Cold War chess showdown between Bobby Fischer and his Soviet opponent, Liz Garbus’ 2011 documentary, “Bobby Fischer Against the World” does a pretty good job of capturing the circus on film.
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Liz Garbus’s documentary Bobby Fischer Against the World is a lot more dramatic.
Although the zeitgeist-capturing film handsomely dramatizes elements of Liz Garbus’s excellent 2011 documentary Bobby Fischer Against the World, Fischer is still an enigma at the film’s end.
If you're looking for a more complete look at the Fischer/Spassky showdown, the documentary "Bobby Fischer Against the World" provides the most thorough examination.
When it comes to the big match, you might want to track down the excellent documentary "Bobby Fischer Against the World" for the full blow by blow, but Zwick's film gets to the essence of it.