Queen of Chess

Synopsis

A Hungarian girl dreams of conquering international men’s chess. After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov and her domineering father, Judit Polgár revolutionizes the sport’s patriarchal culture to become one of the greatest chess prodigies in history and the greatest woman chess player of all time.

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Cast

Judit Polgár

Self

Garry Kasparov

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László Polgár

Self

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Sofia Polgár

Self

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Klára Polgár

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Gustáv Font

Self

Anna Rudolf

Self

Jovanka Houska

Self

Maurice Ashley

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William Hartston

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Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam

Self

Bobby Fischer

Self (archival footage)

Crew

Camera

• Imre Juhász Director of Photography

Directing

• Rory Kennedy Director

Editing

• Jesse Overman Editor
• Azin Samari Editor

Production

• Regina K. Scully Executive Producer
• Meryl Metni Executive Producer
• Mark Bailey Producer
• Keven McAlester Producer
• Alexandra Korba Co-Producer
• Stephen Nemeth Executive Producer
• Galen Walker Executive Producer
• Ariane Wu Executive Producer

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