Pawn Sacrifice

On the board he fought the Cold War. In his mind he fought his madness.

American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.

Thriller Drama

Tobey Maguire

(Bobby Fischer)

Peter Sarsgaard

(Father Bill Lombardy)

Liev Schreiber

(Boris Spassky)

Michael Stuhlbarg

(Paul Marshall)

Lily Rabe

(Joan Fischer)

Sophie Nélisse

(Young Joan)

Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick

(Teen Bobby Fischer)

Conrad Pla

(Carmine Nigro)

Aiden Lovekamp

(Young Bobby Fischer)

Evelyne Brochu

(Donna)

Robin Weigert

(Regina Fischer)

Andreas Apergis

(Uncle Paul)

Katie Bird Nolan

(Maria)

Ilia Volok

(KGB Agent)

Peter Janov

(KGB Agent)

Spiro Malandrakis

(Reporter)

Arthur Holden

(Party Guest #3)

Raphael Grosz-Harvey

(Donald Byrne)

John Maclaren

(Theodore Tremblay)

Vitali Makarov

(Yovanovic)

Eric Lee Huffman

(KGB Bodyguard)

Brett Watson

(Lothar Schmid)

Shawn Campbell

(Cyril Pustan)

Eugene Nomura

(Japanese Anchorman)

Norman Lehnert

(German Reporter)

Edward Zinoviev

(Geller)

Sam Stone

(Deli Customer)

Jonathan Dubsky

(Tremblay's Aide)

Mark Slacke

(Icelandic Journalist)

Alexandre Gorchkov

(Iivo Nei)

Igor Ovadis

(Russian Bookstore Owner)

Bobo Vian

(Bookstore Owner's Wife)

Joe Cobden

(Motel Clerk)

Brent Skagford

(Businessman (Motel))

Richard Jutras

(Referee - Santa Monica)

Yanick Bousquet

(Foreign Reporter #1 (French))

Shanmugasunder Chetty

(Foreign Reporter #2 (East Indian))

Mohsen El Gharbi

(Foreign Reporter #3 (Dutch))

Andrew Peplowski

(ABC News Anchor)

David Pryde

(50's Reporter)

Roc LaFortune

(Official (Soviet Accres.))

Vito DeFilippo

(Russian Opponent (Bulgaria 1967))

Ellen David

(Party Guest #1 (Fischer Apt.))

Rosaruby Kagan

(Party Guest #2 (Fischer Apt.))

Alain Goulem

(Reporter #1 (Vancouver))

Carlo Mestroni

(Reporter #2 (Vancouver))

Glen Bowser

(Bus Driver)

Zach Fraser

(Long Haired Hippy)

Alexandra Van Loon

(Joan's Daughter)

Marco Verdoni

(Joan's Husband)

Matt Keyes

(JFK Airport Journalist)

Edward Yankie

(President Nixon)

Al Vandecruys

(Arbiter - Bulgaria)

Al Dubois

(NBC Reporter)

Francois Cote

(Marshall Heavy)

François Ducharme

(Bent Larsen)

Maurice Demers

(President Brezhnev)

Grace Anne

(Bobby Fischer Fan (uncredited))

Nathaly Thibault

(Press Conference (uncredited))

Benoit Priest

(Texan Trucker (uncredited))

Sigurbjörn Guðmundsson

(Icelandic Policeman (uncredited))

Natalija Ugrina

(Bikini Babe (uncredited))

Lydia Zadel

(Kissing Woman (uncredited))

Dennis Staroselsky

((uncredited))

André Sogliuzzo

(Henry Kissinger (voice, uncredited))

Bobby Fischer

(Self (archive footage))