A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Max Pomeranc
Josh Waitzkin
Joe Mantegna
Fred Waitzkin
Joan Allen
Bonnie Waitzkin
Ben Kingsley
Bruce Pandolfini
Laurence Fishburne
Vinnie
Michael Nirenberg
Jonathan Poe
Robert Stephens
Poe's Teacher
David Paymer
Kalev
Hal Scardino
Morgan
William H. Macy
Tunafish Father
Vasek Simek
Russian Park Player
Dan Hedaya
Tournament Director
Laura Linney
School Teacher
Anthony Heald
Fighting Parent
Steven Randazzo
Man of Many Signals
Chelsea Moore
Katya Waitzkin
Josh Mostel
Chess Club Regular
Josh Kornbluth
Tony Shalhoub
Chess Club Member
Austin Pendleton
Asa Hoffman
Tom McGowan
Reporter
Ona Fletcher
Kamran Shirazi
Self
Roman Dzindzichashvili
Jerry Poe McClinton
Park Player
Matt De Matt
Night Park Player
Vincent Smith
Washington Square Patzer
Jerry Rakow
William Colgate
Statistician
Tony De Santis
Jounalist
R.D. Reid
Final Tournament Director
Anthony McGowan
Park Dealer
82nd Girl
Ryder Fleming-Jones
Petey
Harris Krofchick
Running Chess Kid
John Bourgeois
Gym Parent
Maria Ricossa
Caroline Yeager
Screaming Mom
Andrew Sardella
Josh's Syracuse Opponent
Nathan Carter
Josh's Teammate
Nicholas Taylor
Birthday Friend
Jonathan Fazio
Nicky Mellina
Philip Neiman
Elizabeth Gropman
Joel Benjamin Mowdy
Bobby Fischer
Self (archive footage)
Conrad L. Hall
Director of Photography
Steven Zaillian
Director
Screenplay
Novel
Wayne Wahrman
Editor
Julie Weiss
Costume Designer
David Gropman
Production Design
David Wisnievitz
Co-Producer
Sydney Pollack
Executive Producer
Ronald Roose
Co-Editor
Tony Gittelson
First Assistant Director
David Coatsworth
Unit Production Manager
Gregory P. Keen
Art Direction
Steve Shewchuk
Set Decoration
Dennis Davenport
Assistant Art Director
Jonathan Filley
Walter Gasparovic
Second Assistant Director
Burtt Harris
William Horberg
Producer
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Tina Gerussi
Scott Rudin
James Horner
Original Music Composer
