"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
Edward Zwick
Director
Stephen J. Rivele
Screenplay
Producer
Steven Knight
Gail Katz
Steven Rosenblum
Editor
Bradford Young
Director of Photography
Robert Parle
Art Direction
Isabelle Guay
Production Design
Renée April
Costume Design
Marianne Bobet
Assistant Makeup Artist
Raymonde Daliberté
Assistant Hairdresser
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
Martine Giguère-Kazemirchuk
Set Decoration
Jean-Pierre Paquet
Frédéric Berthiaume
Matthew Plouffe
Co-Producer
Aron Bergmann Magnússon
André Valade
Troy Putney
Associate Producer
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Daniel Hamelin
Paul Hotte
Daði Freyr Pétursson
Boom Operator
Alan Munro
Visual Effects Supervisor
Stéphane Byl
Third Assistant Director
Charlotte Rouleau
Assistant Art Director
Dan Korintus
Dialogue Editor
Denis Lavigne
Special Effects Coordinator
Anik Drapeau
Bobbi Banks
ADR Supervisor
Bill R. Dean
Sound Editor
Beauxregard Neylon
ADR Mixer
Claire Alary
Property Master
Tom Fleischman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bill Sweeney
Foley Editor
Mireille Piché
Hairstylist
Silver Butler
Cedric Charron
Colleen Quinton
Makeup Department Head
Didier Communaux
Unit Manager
Kathy Kelso
Makeup Artist
Kris Fenske
Sound Designer
Louis Craig
Special Effects Supervisor
Isabel Henderson
Post Production Supervisor
Jean Gagnon
Set Designer
Siurbjorn Gudmundsson
Stunts
Jacky Lavoie
Unit Production Manager
Annie Carpentier
Assistant Property Master
Alexis Bureau
Stunt Double
Tyler Hall
Stunt Coordinator
Nathalie Garon
Darin Rivetti
First Assistant Director
Roger Paquin
Greensman
Louis Marion
Sound Mixer
Chris Navarro
Jean-Jacques Dion
Hair Department Head
Rocco Stallone
Allan Zaleski
Kris A. Jeffrey
Anne-Marie Lanza
Assistant Hairstylist
Hélène Lamarre
Art Department Coordinator
Lon Bender
Matthew Haasch
Foley Mixer
Linda Drake
Visual Effects Coordinator
Josiane Jospitre
Assistant Set Decoration
Veronique Meunier
Geneviève Parent
Renato De Cotiis
Second Assistant Director
Eric Hirsch
Michael Miller
Tim Connolly
Sean Graham
Sabrina Trudel
Justine Baker
ADR Recordist
Eric McAllister
Assistant Sound Editor
Alex Krimm
Cynthia Patton
George Billinger III
Steadicam Operator
Eric Aubin
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Francis Comeau
Rigging Grip
Etienne Geoffron
Mario Davignon
Costume Supervisor
François Daignault
Patrick Bourbonniere
Paul Duchesne
Thor Eliasson
First Assistant Camera
Martine Gagnon
Assistant Costume Designer
Pierre Daudelin
Best Boy Electric
Shannon DeWolfe
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Jean-Maurice de Ernsted
Dolly Grip
Stephane St-Pierre
Alexandre Bouchard
Mike Bonnaud
Tommy Diotte
Best Boy Grip
Kim Larouche
Takashi Seida
Still Photographer
Françoise Labelle
Wardrobe Master
Sylvain Girouard
Soupharak Keoborakoth
Alain Masse
Key Grip
Gary Pachany
First Assistant "B" Camera
Felice Grana
Second Assistant Camera
Miguel Chouinard
David A. Seekins
First Assistant "A" Camera
Jean Kavanagh
Emile Gonin Robidoux
Maude Turcot
Jacob Fortier
Rigging Gaffer
Hélèna Laliberté
Martine Leclerc
First Assistant "C" Camera
Marie-Ève Gosselin
Ryan Rayner
Roman Hankewycz
Colorist
Sylvaine Dufaux
Second Unit Director of Photography
Eames Gagnon
Gaffer
Patrick St. Denis
Claude Fortin
Joe Gawler
Senior Colorist
Christian Lalonde
Jamal Bilal
Post Production Coordinator
Timothy Donovan
Puelo Deir
Unit Publicist
Music Supervisor
Irina Cazazaeva
Dialect Coach
Cynthia E. Thornton
Associate Editor
Jim Weidman
Supervising Music Editor
David Olson
Music Editor
Pierre Blondin
Location Manager
Stéphanie Croteau
Set Medic
Eva Jensen
Studio Teacher
Roman Martyn
Assistant Location Manager
Robert Harrison
Mark Orton
Orchestrator
Charles Castonguay
Lorette Leblanc
Script Supervisor
Steev Beeson
Production Controller
Michael Buster
Marie-Elaine Bailly
Production Coordinator