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Pawn Sacrifice
Summary: Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Director:
Edward Zwick
Runtime: 1 h 55 min
MPAA: PG-13
Distributor: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 19,000,000
Domestic: $ 2,436,633
International: $ 3,141,886
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