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Fred Waitzkin is a sportswriter who dreams his 7-year-old son Josh will grow up to play baseball. One day in the park with his mother, Josh displays more than talent for chess; he has a gift. Sensing his son is a future champion, Fred places Josh under the tutelage of a strict chess teacher. But whe...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Mirage Productions, Scott Rudin Productions
Other Authors: Zaillian, Steven (Screenwriter), Mantegna, Joe (Actor), Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- (Actor), Allen, Joan, 1956- (Actor), Pomeranc, Max, Kingsley, Ben, 1943-, Waitzkin, Fred
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, 1993.
Series:Widescreen DVD collection.
Subjects:
Waitzkin, Josh > Drama.
Waitzkin, Josh
Fathers and sons > Drama.
Chess players > Biography > Drama.
Fathers and sons
Chess players
Downloadable video.
Fiction films
Feature films
Biographical films
Drama
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Fiction films.
Films de fiction.
Films biographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:Fred Waitzkin is a sportswriter who dreams his 7-year-old son Josh will grow up to play baseball. One day in the park with his mother, Josh displays more than talent for chess; he has a gift. Sensing his son is a future champion, Fred places Josh under the tutelage of a strict chess teacher. But when Josh suddenly starts to lose, his parents must confront their own motivations, and recognize what Josh prizes more than winning: his family's love.
Item Description:Based upon the book by Fred Waitzkin.
Originally released as a motion picture by Paramount Pictures, 1993.
Title from distributor's web site (viewed January 26, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file (111 min.))
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Conrad L. Hall ; edited by Wayne Wahrman ; music composed by James Horner.