Bobby Fischer against the World
Year:
2010
Production Country:
United Germany / Great Britain / USA
A biography of chess champion Bobby Fischer.
Cast & credits
Cast
- author, 'Bobby Fischer Goes to War' David Edmonds
- international chess master Anthony Saidy
- 4-time women's world [chess] champion Susan Polgar
- National Security Advisor 1968-1975 Henry Kissinger
- author, 'The Immortal Game' David Shenk
- match organizer Gudmundur Thorarinsson
- world chess champion 1985-2000 Gary Kasparov
- Bobby [Fischer]'s sister's husband Russell Targ
- 5-time US [chess] champion Larry Evans
- anchor, 'The World Chess Championship' Shelby Lyman
- chess journalist & publisher Sam Sloan
- author, 'Outliers' Malcolm Gladwell
- psychologist, chess master Fernand Gobet
- host, 'The Dick Cavett Show' Dick Cavett
- personal trainer Harry Sneider
- photographer, Life Magazine Harry Benson
- Bobby [Fischer]'s attorney Paul Marshall
- Icelandic grandmaster Fridrik Olafsson
- Bobby [Fischer]'s bodyguard Saemi Palsson
- co-author, 'Life is Not a Board Game' Clea Benson
- chief arbiter Lotar Schmid
- [Boris] Spassky's 'second' Nikolai Krogius
- chess master Asa Hoffmann
- neurologist Kári Stefánsson
- cast member Bobby Fischer
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Liz Garbus
Rights
Production
- A Moxie Firecracker production Moxie Firecracker
- A BBC co-production BBC
- With the support of ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
- In collaboration with ARTE
- Presents HBO Documentary Films
- Presented in association with LM Media
- Executive Producer Dan Cogan
- Executive Producer Nicholas Fraser
- Executive Producer Maja Hoffmann
- Executive Producer Martin Pieper
- Produced by Liz Garbus
- Produced by Rory Kennedy
- Produced by Stanley F. Buchthal
- Produced by Matthew Justus
- Co-producer Christoph Jörg
- Co-producer David Koh
- Archive Producer Amy Schewel
- Line Producer Julie Gaither
- Line Producer Amy Shatsky
- Associate Producer Serin Marshall
- Senior Producer Nancy Abraham
- Executive Producer Sheila Nevins
- Locations, Iceland Peter Bjarnasson
- Locations, Iceland Bjarni Fior Petursson
- Locations, London Holly Charlton
- Assistant to the Producers Jenile Brooks
- Assistant to the Producers Tina Leonard
- Production Assistant Ed Dedeliogly
- Production Assistant Charles Farrell
- Production Assistant Bjarni Fior Petursson
- Production Assistant Mary Kelly Marscow
- Production Assistant Sam Morrison
- Production Assistant Neil Lancey
- Production Assistant Nate Loehrke
- Production Assistant Colin Nusbaum
- Production Assistant Steven Sunmor
- Production Assistant David Warren
- Production Assistant Patrick Wessell
Photography
- Cinematography Robert Chappell
- Additional Photography Nick Bennett
- Additional Photography Tom Hurwitz
- Additional Photography Buddy Squires
- Assistant Camera John Romeo
- Gaffer Jonathan Devaney
- Gaffer Marc Digiulio
- Gaffer Ned Hallack
- Gaffer Kevin Hunt
Special Effects
- Graphics Production Youngbum Kim
- Graphics Production Natella Kataev
Editing
- Edited by Karen Schmeer
- Edited by Michael Levine
- Assistant Editor Lauren Barker
Design
- Post-production Assistant Matt Suter
- Director of Graphic Design Brian Oakes
- Featuring the Photographs of Harry Benson
Film processing
- Colour by Offhollywood Digital (NYC)
- DI Colourist Milan Boncich
- DI Producer Benjamin Moses Smith
- Supervising DI Producer John Eremic
Music
- Original Music by Philip Sheppard
- Musician Corina Belcea
- Musician James Boyd
- Musician Paul Cassidy
- Musician Janice Graham
- Musician Richard Harwood
- Musician Magnus Johnson
- Musician Jo Knight
- Musician Julian Leaper
- Musician Roger Linley
- Musician Belinda Mikhail
- Musician Philip Sheppard
- Music Consultant Bonnie Greenberg
- Music Consultant Christy Gerhart
Sound
- Sound Recordist Árni Gústafsson
- Sound Recordist Steve Haywood
- Sound Recordist Mark Maloof
- Sound Recordist Matt Sutton
- Re-recording Mixer Bill Marino
- Sound Editor Neil Cedar
- Sound Editor James Redding
Consultant
- Consultant Frank Brady
Miscellaneous
- Dedicated to the memory of Karen Schmeer