Anatoli Karpov
Also Known As: Anatoly Karpov
Biography: Anatoli Karpov is a top-ranked Russian chess player, world champion 1975-85.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Zlatoust, USSR [now Russia]
Adult: No
Birthday: May 23, 1951
Age: 74 years old
Gender: Male
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Park of the Soviet Period
Overview: Oleg, the host of a TV show is asked to cover in his show a new ultramodern amusement park called "Park of the Soviet Period". The life in the park is an exaggerated version of the soviet life - pioneers parading, girls selling soda water on the street, socialist banners are everywhere, communist party decisions, free medical procedures, etc. When Oleg falls in love with a nurse he discovers that the rules of the Park forbid any personal contact with the staff, that was trained to live a very different life compared to the life in the world outside. As he fights to gain the heart of the nurse he finds deep flaws in the Utopian atmosphere of the park and decides he must do something about it.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2006-11-07
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Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine
Overview: Garry Kasparov is possibly the greatest chess player who has ever lived. In 1997, he played a match against the greatest chess computer: IBM's Deep Blue. He lost. This film depicts the drama that happened away from the chess board from Kasparov's perspective. It explores the psychological aspects of the game and the paranoia surrounding IBM's ultimate chess machine.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-05
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The Great Chess Movie
Overview: In this Gilles Carle feature documentary on the game of chess, the international chess match is cast as a classic Western shoot-out. Three chess greats dominate the film: Russia's Anatoly Karpov; Viktor Korchnoi, a Russian defector; and American Bobby Fischer. Chess aficionados Camille Coudari and Fernando Arrabal analyze the personalities and strategies of the players and comment on the interplay of politics and chess.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1982-09-10
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Fool's Mate
Overview: Matthieu Carriere, who once starred in German director Volkor Schlondorff's breakthrough film Young Torless, turns director himself for Fool's Mate. Michael Marwitz plays a once-famous concert pianist and chess whiz. He compromises his talents by casting his lot with a group of self-destructive druggies and gamblers. Marwitz' new circle of friends effectively ruins his marriage to Victoria Tennant, an English architect. Fool's Mate makes no effort to cheer up its audience, but this sort of fare apparently is what the European film-festival circuit thrives on.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1989-08-31
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Karpov Kasparov - Two Kings for a Crown
Overview: Interwoven portraits of Anatoli Karpov and Garry Kasparov, whose 25-year bitter rivalry accompanied the fall of the USSR. The story of a duel between two chess giants, fighting a personal war in a world gone to ruin. This battle of black and white was more than a face-off over a chessboard. Part psychological drama, part political thriller, the film brings to life their hostilities, nested like Russian dolls. Karpov vs. Kasparov represents the battle between the faltering empire and the young liberals several steps ahead of the game, checkmating the old guard. Or how two stories – the societal one and the personal one – started out separately and ended up superimposed, twining together into one tale.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2014-01-23
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Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
Overview: The story of the 1978 World Chess Championship between the Soviet Communist Party's protege, Anatoly Karpov and the traitor and Soviet defector, Viktor Korchnoi. One of those instances in life where truth is stranger than fiction.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-26
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Computer & Co
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1985-06-18
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Karpov Plays with Karpov
Overview: The film tells about the social activities of the world chess champion Anatoliy Karpov, his scientific work and hobbies, about the preparation for the 1981 World Cup. A dream of any chess spectator and greetings from 1980 to modern attempts to introduce elements of the show into the organization of super tournaments.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1980-01-01
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