Pawn Sacrifice

Pawn Sacrifice
Pawn Sacrifice
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Edward Zwick
Screenplay by	Steven Knight
Story by	Steven Knight; Stephen J. Rivele; Christopher Wilkinson;
Produced by	Gail Katz; Tobey Maguire; Edward Zwick;
Starring	Tobey Maguire; Peter Sarsgaard; Liev Schreiber; Michael Stuhlbarg; Lily Rabe; Robin Weigert;
Cinematography	Bradford Young
Edited by	Steven Rosenblum
Music by	James Newton Howard
Production; companies	Gail Katz Productions; MICA Entertainment; Material Pictures; PalmStar Media;
Distributed by	Bleecker Street (United States); Lionsgate (International);
Release dates	September 11, 2014 (TIFF); September 16, 2015 (United States);
Running time	115 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$19 million
Box office	$5.6 million

Pawn Sacrifice is a 2014 American biographical psychological drama film about Bobby Fischer, a chess grandmaster and the eleventh world champion. It follows Fischer's challenge against top Soviet chess grandmasters during the Cold War and culminating in the World Chess Championship 1972 match versus Boris Spassky in Reykjavík, Iceland. It was directed by Edward Zwick and written by Steven Knight, and stars Tobey Maguire as Fischer, Liev Schreiber as Spassky, Lily Rabe as Joan Fischer, and Peter Sarsgaard as William Lombardy. It was released in the United States on September 16, 2015.

The film received generally positive reviews, with many critics praising Maguire's performance, but grossed only $5 million worldwide against a budget of $19 million.