Searching for Bobby Fischer
Brief Synopsis
True story about a young chess prodigy.
Cast & Crew
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Steven Zaillian
Director
Austin Pendleton
Hal Scardino
Caroline Yeager
John Bourgeois
Ona Fletcher
Film Details
Also Known As
À la recherche de Bobby Fischer
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Family
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Kim Maitland; Sanjay Mehta
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Synopsis
True story about a young chess prodigy.
Director
Steven Zaillian
Director
Cast
Austin Pendleton
Hal Scardino
Caroline Yeager
John Bourgeois
Ona Fletcher
Dan Hedaya
William H. Macy
Kamran Shirazi
Himself
Joe Mantegna
Andrew Sardella
Katya Waitzkin
Roman Dzindzichashvili
Himself
Harris Krofchick
Philip Neiman
Joan Allen
Ryder Fleming-jones
Nathan Carter
Nicky Mellina
Jonathan Fazio
Vincent Smith
Vasek Simek
Tom Mcgowan
Ben Kingsley
Jerry Rakow
Maria Ricossa
Elizabeth Gropman
Tony De Santis
Jerry Poe Mcclinton
Chelsea Moore
Anthony Mcgowan
Josh Kornbluth
Tony Shalhoub
Max Pomeranc
Michael Nirenberg
Joel Benjamin
Himself
Josh Mostel
William Colgate
Anthony Heald
Steven Randazzo
Laura Linney
R D Reid
Matt Dematt Reines
David Paymer
Laurence Fishburne
Nicholas Taylor
Robert Stephens
Crew
Jim Adler
Production Assistant
Robert Albertell
Production Assistant
Alexis Alexanian
Production Coordinator
Michael Anderson
Lighting Technician
Dale Ashcraft
Rights & Clearances
Bruce Atwater
Grip
A Bahr
Song
Bob Baron
Adr Mixer
Roger Baron
Set Decorator
Guenter Bartlik
Scenic Artist
Lorelei Bearss
Production Assistant
Joanna Belonsky
Production Assistant
Joanne Belonsky
Art Assistant
Joel Benjamin
Other
Maria T. Bierniak
Assistant Location Manager
Pat Bietz
Foley Editor
Julie A. Bloom
Assistant Director
Noah Blough
Sound Effects Editor
Bob Bornstein
Music
Gary Bourgeois
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ralph Brandofino
Photography
Conrad V Brink
Props Assistant
Kevin Brink
Props Assistant
Ellie Brooks
Apprentice Editor
Richard A Brown
Photography
Vinnie Brown
Song
Michael J Burke
Lighting Technician
Richard Burton
Sound Effects Editor
James Cameron
Grip
Brandon Camp
Assistant
Hoagy Carmichael
Song
Katrina Cerio
Assistant
Carol Chambors
Production Assistant
Kim Chow
Wardrobe
Tammy Quinn Clarke
Assistant Production Coordinator
David Coatsworth
Unit Production Manager
Yvonne Collins
Camera Trainee
Kenneth Conners
Chief Lighting Technician
Ciaran Copelin
Photography
Thierry Couturier
Sound Effects Editor
David Crone
Steadicam Operator
Dennis Davenport
Assistant Art Director
Daniel R Davis
Art Director
Robert Dawson
Titles
John Debney
Music
Cesare Digiulio
Grip
Roman Dzindzichashvili
Other
Edwin A Effrein
Photography
Paul Elliot
Hair Stylist
Roy Elliston
Rigging Grip
Russ Engels
Chief Lighting Technician
Bill Farley
Hair Stylist
Stuart Feldman
Dga Trainee
Jonathan Filley
Unit Production Manager
Brian Fitzsimons
Grip
Lou Forestieri
Song
Freddie Foxxx
Song Performer
Freddie Foxxx
Song
John Fundus
Boom Operator
Dennis Gamiello
Key Grip
Walter Gasparovic
Assistant Director
Leslie Gaulin
Foley Editor
Paul Gebbia
Makeup Artist
Tina Gerussi
Casting
Deborah Gibson
Production Assistant
Linda Gill
Makeup Artist
Keir Gist
Song
Anthony Gittelson
Assistant Director
Henry J Golas
Assistant
Jan Gordon
Assistant Location Manager
Eric Gotthelf
Foley Mixer
Susanna Graves
Production Assistant
David Gropman
Production Designer
Daniel K Grosso
On-Set Dresser
Tony Guerin
Photography
Robert S Hahn
Camera Operator
Robert S Hahn
Photography
Bob Hall
Special Effects
Conrad Hall
Other
Conrad Hall
Director Of Photography
Ian Hall
Art Assistant
James Halpenny
Construction Coordinator
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
Burtt Harris
Assistant Director
Kerry Hayes
Photography
Michele Heilbrun
Casting Associate
Jim Henrikson
Music Editor
Ron Hewitt
Props Assistant
Marc Hirschfeld
Steadicam Operator
Perry Hoffman
Photography
Elizabeth Holder
Wardrobe Assistant
Elizabeth Holder
Production Assistant
William Horberg
Producer
James Horner
Music
James Horner
Music Conductor
Edward Iacobelli
Transportation Captain
Doug Ingle
Carpenter
Chris Ingram
Assistant Sound Editor
Fred Ionson
Transportation Coordinator
Scott Jackson
Foley Editor
Delroy P. Jarrett
Lighting Technician
Nils Johnson
Video Playback
Debra Kahn
Assistant Editor
Fred Kamping
Location Manager
Nathan Kaproff
Music Contractor
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Gregory Keen
Art Director
Shelly Keiser
Production Assistant
Denis Kirkham
On-Set Dresser
Nicholas Vincent Korda
Adr Editor
John Kuegel
Production Assistant
Patricia Lambkin
Assistant Editor
David Lee
Sound Mixer
Kris Lefcoe
Production Assistant
Cathy Lew
Production Assistant
Frank Loesser
Song
Ryan Lord
Production Assistant
John B Lowry
Grip
Grant Lucibello
Assistant Director
James Maccammon
Chief Lighting Technician
Bobby Mackston
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Michael Magill
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Dennis Maitland
Sound Mixer
Kim Maitland
Cable Operator
Scott Mansfield
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Christopher Maya
Set Decorator
Pat Mccaffery
Construction Coordinator
Douglas A Mclean
Production Designer
Kirsteen Mclean
Production Assistant
Mara Mcsweeny
Production Coordinator
Lisa Medwid
Assistant
Sanjay Mehta
Cable Operator
Scott Millan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ann Miller
Property Master
Veronica Miller
Accountant
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutter
Brian Montague
Chief Lighting Technician
Hugh Montgomerie
Grip
Lynel L Moore
Assistant Editor
James Moriana
Foley Artist
Gary Muller
Photography
Shawn Murphy
Music Scoring Mixer
Paul O'bryan
Assistant Sound Editor
John E Oliver
Song
Harald Ortenburger
Camera Operator
Donna Ostroff
Assistant
Bruce Pandolfini
Technical Advisor
Thomas Pasatieri
Original Music
Andrew W Peart
Camera Trainee
Don Petrie
Accountant
Sydney Pollack
Executive Producer
Elmo Ponsdomenech
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Priestley
Camera Operator
Rick Raphael
Steadicam Operator
J Ray
Song
Rotten Razkals
Song Performer
Herb Reischl
Generator Operator
Ron Renzetti
Dolly Grip
Robert C Rice
Grip
Vic Rigler
Property Master
Walter Rivera
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ronald Roose
Editor
Juan Ros
Assistant Director
Catherine Rowe
Foley Artist
Joan Rowe
Foley Artist
Arthur Rowsell
Assistant Costume Designer
Scott Rudin
Producer
Mark Sadusky
Assistant Editor
Gerard Sava
Photography
Karl Schneider
Painter
Suzanne Schwarzer
Assistant Costume Designer
Stephen Sebert
Video Playback
Kim Secrist
Sound Effects Editor
Pete Seeger
Song Performer
Norto Sepulveda
Adr Editor
Steve Shewchuk
Set Decorator
Kamran Shirazi
Other
Tanya Shuster
Wardrobe Assistant
Jane Sonders
Production Assistant
Mike Stanwick
Color Timer
Edie Steiner
Production Assistant
Jim Sternberg
Accountant
Beth Sterner
Supervising Sound Editor
Daniel Strol
Location Manager
Steve Switzer
Boom Operator
Randal Tambling
Grip
Rose Tedesco
Assistant Director
Robert Tenaglia
Transportation Captain
Todd Thaler
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Mike Thompson
Assistant
Robert Topol
Charge Scenic Painter
James C Traynor
Production Assistant
Rose Trimarco Cuervo
Wardrobe Supervisor
Patti Unger
Wardrobe Assistant
Donald Voegeli
Song
Wayne Wahrman
Editor
Fred Waitzkin
Book As Source Material
James Walsh
Lighting Technician
Peter Watson
Assistant Editor
Julie Weiss
Costume Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
À la recherche de Bobby Fischer
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Family
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Kim Maitland; Sanjay Mehta
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Award Nominations
Best Cinematography
1993
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States January 2003
Released in United States October 2000
Released in United States on Video July 13, 1994
Released in United States Summer August 11, 1993
Shown at Austin Film Festival October 12-19, 2000.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Retro) January 9-20, 2003.
Acting debut for chess champion Max Pomeranc.
Directorial debut for screenwriter Steven Zaillian.
Began shooting June 30, 1992.
Completed shooting October 6, 1992.
Released in United States January 2003 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Retro) January 9-20, 2003.)
Released in United States on Video July 13, 1994
Released in United States Summer August 11, 1993
Released in United States October 2000 (Shown at Austin Film Festival October 12-19, 2000.)
