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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Steven Knight
screenplay / story

Cast

Tobey Maguire
Bobby Fischer
Liev Schreiber
Boris Spassky
Michael Stuhlbarg
Paul Marshall
Peter Sarsgaard
Father Bill Lombardy
Edward Zinoviev
Efim Geller
Lily Rabe
Joan Fischer
Robin Weigert
Regina Fischer
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
Teenage Bobby Fischer
Aiden Lovekamp
Young Bobby Fischer
Sophie Nélisse
Young Joan Fischer
Conrad Pla
Carmine Nigro
Brett Watson
Lothar Schmid
Igor Ovadis
Russian Bookstore Owner
Bobo Vian
Bookstore Owner's Wife
Joe Cobden
Motel Clerk
Brent Skagford
Businessman (Motel)
John Maclaren
US Chargé d'Affaire Tremblay
Jonathan Dubsky
Tremblay's Aide
Mark Slacke
Icelandic Journalist #1
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)
Basil McKenna
Kissing Man
Ellen David
Party Guest #1 (Fischer Apt.)
Rosa Ruby Kagan
Party Guest #2 (Fischer Apt.)
Arthur Holden
Party Guest #3 (Fischer Apt.)
Richard Jutras
Referee - Santa Monica
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
Sam Stone
Customer - Diner
Matt Keyes
JFK Airport Journalist
Ilia Volok
KGB Guy
Edward Yankie
President Nixon
Al Vandecruys
Arbiter - Bulgaria
Olga Martchenko
Woman Speaking Russian
Al Dubois
NBC Reporter
Francois Cote
Marshall Heavy
Marco Verdoni
Joan's Husband
Ivan Freud
Reefer Man
Maurice Demers
President Brezhnev
Norman Roy
FBI Agent
The Beatles
Themselves
Grace Campos
Bobby Fischer Fan
Calin Darabut
Spectator
Kirby DeLisle
Young woman In restaurant
Jean-François Garceau
Chess Tournament Judge
Ignacio García-Bustelo
Spanish Reporter
Lev Gorn
Russian Newscaster
Sigurbjörn Guðmundsson
Icelandic Policeman
Robert Hansen
Prime Minister Johannesson
Peter Janov
KGB Agent
Samantha Kelly
Bobby Fischer Fan
Norman Lehnert
German Reporter
Serge Martineau
Limousine Driver
Eugene Nomura
Japanese Anchorman
Victor Oni
Scorekeeper
Benoit Priest
Texan Trucker
Paul Rogic
KGB Agent
Gavin Scott
News Anchorman
André Sogliuzzo
Henry Kissinger
Nathaly Thibault
Press Conference

Produced By

Kevin Scott Frakes
executive producer
Árni Björn Helgason
executive producer: Iceland
Michael Ilitch Jr.
executive producer
Dale Armin Johnson
executive producer
Gail Katz
producer
Julie B. May
executive producer
Glenn Murray
executive producer
Josette Perrotta
executive producer
Matthew Plouffe
co-producer
Troy Putney
associate producer
Stephen J. Rivele
executive producer
Darin Rivetti
associate producer
Ankur Rungta
co-executive producer
Vishal Rungta
co-executive producer
Raj Brinder Singh
executive producer
Cynthia E. Thornton
associate producer
Christopher Wilkinson
executive producer

Cinematography

Sound

Justine Baker
adr recordist
Bobbi Banks
adr supervisor
Lon Bender
sound design and supervision
Cedric Charron
boom operator
Bill R. Dean
sound editor
Mark DeSimone
adr mixer: Soundtrack New York
Kris Fenske
sound designer
Tom Fleischman
re-recording mixer
Xylina Golding
assistant to the C.O.O.
Matthew Haasch
foley mixer
Detlef Halaski
re-recording mixer
Maegan Hayward
sound mixing facility coordinator
Eric Hirsch
re-recording mixer
Randy Johnson
boom operator: Los Angeles
Sindri Karasso
boom operator: Iceland
Dan Korintus
dialogue editor
David Magnusson
production sound mixer: Iceland
Louis Marion
sound mixer
Eric McAllister
assistant sound editor
Chris Navarro
adr mixer
Alex Nomick
sound intern: not credited
Jordan O'Neill
datasat sound mastering engineer
Lee Orloff
sound mixer: Los Angeles
Jay Peck
foley walker
Bill Sweeney
foley editor
Paul Tirone
sound re-recordist
Allan Zaleski
sound editor

Casting Director

Kathleen Chopin
casting director: New York
Andrea Kenyon
Casting Director
Victoria Thomas
Casting Director
Randi Wells
Casting Director

Production Design

Makeup

Caroline Aquin
special effects makeup
Marianne Bobet
assistant makeup artist
Steinunn Ósk Brynjarsdóttir
key hair stylist: Iceland
Raymonde Daliberté
hairdresser assistant
Jean-Jacques Dion
hair department head
Nathalie Garon
hairstylist: extras
Christophe Giraud
key makeup: background
Paula Jane Hamilton
key makeup artist: L.A.
Kathy Kelso
makeup artist
Catherine Laniel
extras makeup
Anne-Marie Lanza
assistant hair stylist
Annie-Genevieve Larocque
assistant hair stylist
Camiel McLean
makeup artist: extras
Magali Métivier
daily makeup artist
Denis Parent
key hairdresser: background
Cynthia Patton
hair stylist
Mireille Piché
hair stylist
Colleen Quinton
head of makeup / makeup artist: Tobey Maguire
Ghislaine Sant
hairstylist: extras
Rocco Stallone
hair stylist
Yvette Stone
key hair stylist: L.A.
Sabrina Trudel
makeup artist

Special Effects

Louis Craig
special effects supervisor
Bernard Guay
special effects assistant
Kevin Hannigan
special effects coordinator: Los Angeles
Denis Lavigne
special effects coordinator

Visual Effects

Mostafa Badran
visual effects cg supervisor: Vision Globale
Martin Belleau
cg artist / lighting artist: Vision Globale / modeler: Vision Globale / surfacing: Vision Globale
Jonathan Boisvert
systeme engineer: Vision Globale
Frederic Breault
layout artist: Vision Globale
Phil Carbonaro
visual effects artist
Patrick Cardin
systeme engineer: Vision Globale
Sébastien Chartier
fx: Vision Globale
Emmanuelle Couture
surfacing: Vision Globale
Nathalie Cyr
visual effects line producer: Vision Globale
Daren Dochterman
digital effects
Linda Drake
visual effects coordinator
Francis Drolet
assistant visuals effects editor: Vision Globale
Maxime Ducharme
layout: Vision Globale / matchmove artist
Zacharie Dufault
rigging: Vision Globale
Patrick Flanagan
visual effects artist
Josiane Fradette
visual effects coordinator: Vision Globale
Francois Garcia
visual effects executive: MELS Studios
Michael Gomeau
systeme engineer: Vision Globale
Olivier Goulet
previs: Vision Globale
Carole-Anne Hébert
visual effects production assistant: Vision Globale
Julie Joannoteguy
matte painter: Vision Globale
Bruno-Pierre Jobin
compositing artist
Brian Jochum
visual effects producer: Moving Target
Peter Kuran
visual effects supervisor: & VCE, Inc.
Mathieu Lapierre
td matte painting: Vision Globale
Jacques Levesque
head of visual effects: Vision Globale
Martin Lipmann
compositing; Vision Globale
Cynthia Mourou
production manager: Vision Globale
Alan Munro
visual effects supervisor
Annie Normandin
visual effects producer: Vision Globale
Sean O'Connor
compositing artist: Vision Globale
Robert Pellerin
animation: Vision Globale
Jeff Peterman
visual effects camera
Keith Peterman
visual effects camera
Mathieu Phaneuf
modeling: Vision Globale
Maxime Philippon
modeling: Vision Globale
Jonathan Piche-Delorme
compositing; Vision Globale
Amélie Rey
compositing artist: Vision Globale
Charles Richer
compositing; Vision Globale
Jean-Pierre Riverin
cg artist: Vision Globale
Frederic St-Arnaud
matte painter: Vision Globale / visual effects art director
Jon Terada
visual effects artist
Alexandre Tessier
surfacing: Vision Globale
Sylvain Thibodeau
i/o operator: Vision Globale
Kristen Tooley
modeling: Vision Globale
Duy Tran
modeling: Vision Globale

Assistant Director

Silver Butler
third assistant director
Stéphane Byl
third assistant director
Renato De Cotiis
second assistant director
Martin Doepner
second unit second assistant director
Anik Drapeau
third assistant director
Gabriel Guerin
assistant director trainee
Gagga Jonsdottir
first assistant director: Iceland unit
Carl Kouri
second unit first assistant director
Ragnar P. Pétursson
second assistant director: Iceland unit
Darin Rivetti
first assistant director
Trevor Tavares
second assistant director: L.A. unit
Frank Tignini
second assistant director: L.A. unit

Production Management

Didier Communaux
unit manager
Árni Björn Helgason
executive in charge of production
Isabel Henderson
post production supervisor
Michelle Lankwarden
production supervisor: L.A. unit
Jacky Lavoie
unit production manager
Erick Martinez
assistant unit manager / unit manager: second unit
Simon Paquin
assistant unit manager
Darin Rivetti
unit production manager: Los Angeles
Sigurgeir Thordarsson
production manager: Iceland unit

Art Department

Claire Alary
property master
Serge Archambault
head scenic painter
François Beaudry
scenic painter
Renée Boulais
scenic painter
Michel Brochu
construction superviser
Annie Carpentier
assistant property master
Christian Corvellec
scenic painter
Stephen Craig
scenic painter
Julien Côté
carpenter
Peter Dimakos
second assistant art director
Joseph Fedo
on set dresser: Los Angeles
Eulalie Gagne
property assistant
Jean Gagnon
set designer
Marie-Eve Groleau
scenic painter
Joëlle Harbec
scenic painter
Michael Hentges
scenic painter
Josiane Jospitre
assistant set decorator
Helene Lamarre
art department coordinator
Marco Lavallée
set dresser
Martin Leblanc
assistant set dresser
Ann Leduc
scenic painter
Benoît Lefebvre
art department driver
Carl Lessard
graphic artist
Josée Létourneau
scenic painter
Bjarni Massi
construction manager: Iceland
Brent Mcgowan
greensman
Stephan McKenzie
on set dresser
Veronique Meunier
set designer
Julie Montplaisir
art department assistant coordinator
Roger Paquin
key greensman
Geneviève Parent
assistant set decorator
Patrick Parle
on set dresser
Simon Pineau
set dresser
Joelle Pobjoy
assistant set decorator
Annie Pomerleau
assistant set decorator
Dominique Pottier
scenic painter
Brent Radford
weapons wrangler
Charlotte Rouleau
assistant art director
Georges Samuel
set dresser
Andrew David Schultz
leadman: L.A. unit
Emmanuelle Sirard
graphic artist
Sébastien Thivierge
assistant set decorator
Steve Ward
scenic painter
Timothy S. Wiles
property master: Los Angeles

Stunts

Alexis Bureau
stunt double: Aden Young
Tyler Hall
stunt coordinator

Editorial

Dylan Ball
digital intermediate assist
Jamal Bilal
post-production coordinator
Anne Boyle
technical supervisor
Pierre Cadieux
head of post-production operations
Jared Curtis
second assistant editor
Molle DeBartolo
senior digital intermediate producer
Yannick Desrochers
technical supervisor
Timothy Donovan
first assistant editor
Marc Doyon
film scanner operator
Christian G. Farfan
conform editor
Joe Gawler
senior colorist
Roman Hankewycz
additional colorist
Amélie Lévesque
dailies producer
Eric Marapin
dailies technician
Marlene Poulin
first assistant editor
Elijah Rawlings
post-production assistant
Scott Saccoccio
post-production assistant
Justin Scutieri
digital intermediate coordinator
Joshua Selinger
editorial clerk
Cynthia E. Thornton
associate editor / first assistant editor
Pieter M. Van Hattem
director of operations
Trevor White
digital dailies colorist

Other

Frank Brady
special thanks
Liz Garbus
special thanks
Frank K. Isaac
special thanks
Páll G. Jónsson
the producers wish to thank
Bette Marshall
special thanks
Adam Robinson
special thanks
Jean-Louis Rodrigue
special thanks
Russell Targ
special thanks
Lisa Wolofsky
special thanks

Music Department

Pete Anthony
orchestrations
Mark Berrow
musician: violin
Tom Brown
music preparation
Jo Changer
assistant orchestra contractor
Sven Faulconer
additional arrangements and programming
Andrew Glen
auricle control systems
Richard Grant
auricle control systems
Gavin Greenaway
orchestra conducted by
David Hage
music librarian
Mark Harris
music preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music Service
James Newton Howard
score producer
Michael Landau
musician: guitar
David Olson
music editor
Mark Orton
orchestrator
Victor Pesavento
music preparation
Tom Pigott Smith
musician: violin
Simon Rhodes
scoring engineer
Barnaby Robson
soloist: clarinet
Steven Rosenblum
music supervisor
Andrew Rowan
music preparation
Carl A. Schroeder
mix assistant
Pamela J. Sollie
scoring coordinator
Matthew J. Ward
score mixed by
Sunna Wehrmeijer
additional arrangements and programming
Jim Weidman
supervising music editor
Christopher Wray
synth programming
Monica Zierhut
creative music services
Rachel Bolt
musician: viola
Skaila Kanga
musician: harp
Steve Mair
musician: double bass
Allen Walley
musician: double bass
Bruce White
musician: viola

Casting Department

Rodney Alexandre
extras casting
Elizabeth Brown
casting assistant: Los Angeles
Chris Bustard
extras casting: Los Angeles
Patty Connolly
adr voice casting
Andrew Hadzopoulos
casting assistant: Los Angeles
Mike Joseph
extras casting
Mark Sussman
adr voice casting
Johanne Titley
extras casting
Patricia Walker
extras casting

Costume Department

Fabienne April
background: dresser, key
Denis Belanger
costume cutter
Mario Davignon
costume supervisor
Christelle Deforceville
extra wardrobe assistant
Karine Desmarais
assistant wardrobe mistress
Martine Gagnon
assistant costume designer
Chloé Giroux-Bertrand
costume technician: specialized
Lynda Goode
dresser: background
Christine Grenier
background: mistress, key
Françoise Labelle
wardrobe mistress
Catherine Leboeuf
assistant wardrobe mistress
Melissa Martel
additional dresser
Bob Mathews
costume supervisor: Los Angeles
Emile Perrault
dresser: second unit
Emilie Perrault
additional dresser
Kenn Smiley
key costumer: Los Angeles
Raquel Torres
assistant wardrobe mistress
Hulda Halldóra Tryggvadóttir
costume supervisor: Iceland
Tricia Yoo
set costumer: los angeles crew

Camera Department

Egill Antonsson
key grip: Iceland
Eric Aubin
second assistant b camera
Mike Bauman
gaffer: Los Angeles
Colin Beaudry-Sylvain
data management technician
George Billinger III
steadicam operator
Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson
camera operator: Iceland
Mike Bonnaud
best boy electric
Richard Boucher
crane operator / dolly grip: "a" camera
Michael Boulonne
best boy rigging electric
Sebastien Bourbonniére
rigging electric
Mark Carlile
lighting technician
Charles Castonguay
video assist operator
Christian Chabot
rigging electric
Miguel Chouinard
rigging grip
Christine Chu
electric: coordinator
Francis Comeau
rigging grip
François Daignault
steadicam operator
Michael Darby
technocrane operator
Pierre Daudelin
best boy electric
Simon Desrochers-Laplante
video assist operator
Shannon DeWolfe
second assistant camera
Tommy Diotte
best boy grip
Paul Duchesne
rigging grip
Sylvaine Dufaux
camera operator / director of photography: second unit
Manny Duran
key grip: Los Angeles
Thor Eliasson
first assistant camera
Garpur I. Elísabetarson
digital imaging technician: Iceland
Gilles Fortier
key rigging electric
Jacob Fortier
rigging gaffer
Claude Fortin
dolly grip
Daniel Gagnon
rigging electric
Sylvain Girouard
rigging grip
Marie-Ève Gosselin
second assistant camera
Dan Goyens
best boy rigging electric
Stephen Goyens
rigging electric
Felice Grana
second assistant camera
Guðjón Hrafn Guðmundsson
second assistant camera: "a" camera, Iceland
Sam Harrison
video assist
Skip Haswell
dolly grip: Los Angeles
Louis-Etienne Hebert
rigging electric
Julien Idrac
video assist operator
Jean Kavanagh
first assistant camera
Soupharak Keoborakoth
second assistant a camera
Marc Labelle
rigging electric
Christian Lalonde
rigging grip
Rhyce Langker
remote head technician
Kim Larouche
rigging grip
Martine Leclerc
first assistant c camera
Rick Leger
techno crane: dolly technician
David Leite
grip: additional photography
Tim Lonn
rigging electric
Matthew Love
digital imaging technician: Los Angeles
Josh Markvan
grip: additional photography
Frederic Martin
dimmer board operator
Alain Masse
key grip
Mitchell Mathys
rigging electric
John Ingi Matta
best boy grip / grip: Iceland
Daniel Moise
grip / technocrane operator
Eric Morin
genny operator
Jeff Nichol
best boy grip
Hallgrimur Oddsson
grip: Iceland
Michael Ohayon
rigging electric
Kris Ostergaard
grip: additional photography
Gary Pachany
first assistant b camera
Tony Pelletier
genny operator
Stéphane Pilon
key rigging grip
Dany Racine
first assistant a camera: "a" camera
Serge Raymond
rigging electric
Ryan Rayner
second assistant b camera
Tony Rivetti Jr.
still photographer: Los Angeles
Daniel Robidoux
best boy rigging grip
Shanny Rochon
rigging electric
Walter 'Bud' Scott
grip: additional photography

Location Management

Marie-Josée Bernard
assistant location manager
Pierre Blondin
location manager
Valerie De Paolo
locations production secretary
Etienne Desrosiers
assistant location manager
Caleb Duffy
location manager: Los Angeles
Manon Dufour
assistant location manager
Taylor Erickson
location manager: Los Angeles
Sigríður Rut Marrow
location assistant
Roman Martyn
assistant location manager
Gunnar Thor Nilsen
location manager iceland

Script Department

Cassandra Barbour
script clearances
Lorette Leblanc
script supervisor
Laura Sevier
script clearances
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