"American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky."
Tobey Maguire
as Bobby Fischer
Peter Sarsgaard
as Father Bill Lombardy
Liev Schreiber
as Boris Spassky
Michael Stuhlbarg
as Paul Marshall
Lily Rabe
as Joan Fischer
Sophie Nélisse
as Young Joan
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
as Teen Bobby Fischer
Conrad Pla
as Carmine Nigro
Aiden Lovekamp
as Young Bobby Fischer
Evelyne Brochu
as Donna
Robin Weigert
as Regina Fischer
Andreas Apergis
as Uncle Paul
Katie Bird Nolan
as Maria
Ilia Volok
as KGB Agent
Peter Janov
Spiro Malandrakis
as Reporter
Arthur Holden
as Party Guest #3
Raphael Grosz-Harvey
as Donald Byrne
John Maclaren
as Theodore Tremblay
Vitali Makarov
as Yovanovic
Eric Lee Huffman
as KGB Bodyguard
Brett Watson
as Lothar Schmid
Shawn Campbell
as Cyril Pustan
Eugene Nomura
as Japanese Anchorman
Norman Lehnert
as German Reporter
Edward Zinoviev
as Geller
Sam Stone
as Deli Customer
Jonathan Dubsky
as Tremblay's Aide
Mark Slacke
as Icelandic Journalist
Alexandre Gorchkov
as Iivo Nei
Igor Ovadis
as Russian Bookstore Owner
Bobo Vian
as Bookstore Owner's Wife
Joe Cobden
as Motel Clerk
Brent Skagford
as Businessman (Motel)
Richard Jutras
as Referee - Santa Monica
Yanick Bousquet
as Foreign Reporter #1 (French)
Shanmugasunder Chetty
as Foreign Reporter #2 (East Indian)
Mohsen El Gharbi
as Foreign Reporter #3 (Dutch)
Andrew Peplowski
as ABC News Anchor
David Pryde
as 50's Reporter
Roc LaFortune
as Official (Soviet Accres.)
Vito DeFilippo
as Russian Opponent (Bulgaria 1967)
Ellen David
as Party Guest #1 (Fischer Apt.)
Rosaruby Kagan
as Party Guest #2 (Fischer Apt.)
Alain Goulem
as Reporter #1 (Vancouver)
Carlo Mestroni
as Reporter #2 (Vancouver)
Glen Bowser
as Bus Driver
Zach Fraser
as Long Haired Hippy
Alexandra Van Loon
as Joan's Daughter
Marco Verdoni
as Joan's Husband
Matt Keyes
as JFK Airport Journalist
Edward Yankie
as President Nixon
Al Vandecruys
as Arbiter - Bulgaria
Al Dubois
as NBC Reporter
Francois Cote
as Marshall Heavy
François Ducharme
as Bent Larsen
Maurice Demers
as President Brezhnev
Grace Anne
as Bobby Fischer Fan (uncredited)
Nathaly Thibault
as Press Conference (uncredited)
Benoit Priest
as Texan Trucker (uncredited)
Sigurbjörn Guðmundsson
as Icelandic Policeman (uncredited)
Natalija Ugrina
as Bikini Babe (uncredited)
Lydia Zadel
as Kissing Woman (uncredited)
Dennis Staroselsky
as (uncredited)
André Sogliuzzo
as Henry Kissinger (voice, uncredited)
Bobby Fischer
as Self (archive footage)
Marlène Poulin
First Assistant Editor
Christopher Wilkinson
Executive Producer
Producer
Stephen J. Rivele
Screenplay
Gail Katz
Edward Zwick
Director
Steven Knight
Steven Rosenblum
Editor
Bradford Young
Director of Photography
Paul Hotte
Set Decoration
Geneviève Parent
Assistant Set Decoration
Daniel Hamelin
Rocco Stallone
Hairstylist
Roger Paquin
Greensman
Matthew Plouffe
Co-Producer
Isabelle Guay
Production Design
Jean-Pierre Paquet
Art Direction
André Valade
Frédéric Berthiaume
Raymonde Daliberté
Assistant Hairdresser
Troy Putney
Associate Producer
Martine Giguère-Kazemirchuk
Robert Parle
Nathalie Garon
Colleen Quinton
Makeup Department Head
Bobbi Banks
ADR Supervisor
Alan Munro
Visual Effects Supervisor
Patrick Bourbonniere
Rigging Grip
Etienne Geoffron
Marie-Ève Gosselin
Second Assistant Camera
Hélèna Laliberté
Martine Leclerc
First Assistant "C" Camera
Ryan Rayner
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Puelo Deir
Unit Publicist
Tim Connolly
Stunts
Sean Graham
Francis Comeau
Sylvaine Dufaux
Second Unit Director of Photography
Eames Gagnon
Gaffer
Soupharak Keoborakoth
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Alain Masse
Key Grip
Timothy Donovan
Jean-Jacques Dion
Hair Department Head
Claire Alary
Property Master
Louis Marion
Sound Mixer
Bill Sweeney
Foley Editor
Miguel Chouinard
Jacob Fortier
Rigging Gaffer
Robert Harrison
Set Medic
Cynthia Patton
Charlotte Rouleau
Assistant Art Director
Dan Korintus
Dialogue Editor
Chris Navarro
ADR Mixer
Kim Larouche
Jacky Lavoie
Unit Production Manager
Anik Drapeau
Third Assistant Director
Michael Miller
Tyler Hall
Stunt Coordinator
Martine Gagnon
Assistant Costume Designer
Roman Hankewycz
Colorist
Pierre Blondin
Location Manager
Roman Martyn
Assistant Location Manager
Anne-Marie Lanza
Assistant Hairstylist
Sabrina Trudel
Makeup Artist
Josiane Jospitre
Hélène Lamarre
Art Department Coordinator
Justine Baker
ADR Recordist
Matthew Haasch
Foley Mixer
Eric McAllister
Assistant Sound Editor
Alexandre Bouchard
Shannon DeWolfe
Steev Beeson
Production Controller
Michael Buster
Dialect Coach
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
Aron Bergmann Magnússon
Marianne Bobet
Assistant Makeup Artist
Kathy Kelso
Darin Rivetti
First Assistant Director
Lon Bender
Sound Designer
Beauxregard Neylon
Linda Drake
Visual Effects Coordinator
Felice Grana
Jim Weidman
Supervising Music Editor
Annie Carpentier
Assistant Property Master
Paul Duchesne
Patrick St. Denis
Maude Turcot
Lorette Leblanc
Script Supervisor
Stéphanie Croteau
Denis Lavigne
Special Effects Coordinator
Eric Aubin
George Billinger III
Steadicam Operator
Jean-Maurice de Ernsted
Dolly Grip
Tommy Diotte
Best Boy Grip
Stephane St-Pierre
Didier Communaux
Unit Manager
Eric Hirsch
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alexis Bureau
Stunt Double
Alex Krimm
Claude Fortin
Mark Orton
Orchestrator
Charles Castonguay
Bill R. Dean
Sound Editor
Daði Freyr Pétursson
Boom Operator
Louis Craig
Special Effects Supervisor
Siurbjorn Gudmundsson
David A. Seekins
First Assistant "A" Camera
David Olson
Music Editor
Music Supervisor
Allan Zaleski
Kris A. Jeffrey
Thor Eliasson
First Assistant Camera
Jean Kavanagh
Emile Gonin Robidoux
Joe Gawler
Senior Colorist
Eva Jensen
Studio Teacher
Pierre Daudelin
Best Boy Electric
Marie-Elaine Bailly
Production Coordinator
Isabel Henderson
Post Production Supervisor
Jean Gagnon
Set Designer
Veronique Meunier
Mario Davignon
Costume Supervisor
Renée April
Costume Design
Mireille Piché
Silver Butler
Cedric Charron
Kris Fenske
Mike Bonnaud
François Daignault
Christian Lalonde
Gary Pachany
First Assistant "B" Camera
Takashi Seida
Still Photographer
Françoise Labelle
Wardrobe Master
Jamal Bilal
Post Production Coordinator
Irina Cazazaeva
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Stéphane Byl
Renato De Cotiis
Second Assistant Director
Tom Fleischman
Sylvain Girouard
Cynthia E. Thornton
Associate Editor