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Searching for Bobby Fischer is a 1993 biography and drama film. Directed by Steven Zaillian, the film was written by Fred Waitzkin and Steven Zaillian. The movie stars Joe Mantegna, Ben Kingsley and Max Pomeranc in the lead roles. The film tells the story of a pre-adolescent chess prodigy who is encouraged to improve himself to become a champion like the famous but unpopular Bobby Fischer. The movie has 6 wins and 11 nominations. Plot In Search of Bobby Fischer is based on the life of chess prod

Searching for Bobby Fischer (original title: Searching for Bobby Fischer) is a 1993 biographical drama film directed by Steven Zaillian, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Fred Waitzkin. The film stars Joe Mantegna, Ben Kingsley, and Max Pomeranc. It tells the story of a young chess prodigy encouraged to become a champion like the famous but unpopular Bobby Fischer. The film received six awards and eleven nominations. Plot The film is inspired by the life of chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin, as wr