Max Pomeranc
Josh Waitzkin
Cast (47)
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
Chess Club Regular
Tony Shalhoub
Chess Club Member
Austin Pendleton
Asa Hoffman
Tom McGowan
Reporter
Ona Fletcher
Reporter
Kamran Shirazi
Himself
Roman Dzindzichashvili
Himself
Jerry Poe McClinton
Park Player
Matt De Matt
Night Park Player
Vincent Smith
Washington Square Patzer
Jerry Rakow
Washington Square Patzer
William Colgate
Statistician
Tony De Santis
Jounalist
R.D. Reid
Final Tournament Director
Anthony McGowan
Park Dealer
Katya Waitzkin
82nd Girl
Ryder Fleming-Jones
Petey
Harris Krofchick
Running Chess Kid
John Bourgeois
Gym Parent
Maria Ricossa
Gym Parent
Caroline Yeager
Screaming Mom
Andrew Sardella
Josh's Syracuse Opponent
Nathan Carter
Josh's Teammate
Nicholas Taylor
Birthday Friend
Jonathan Fazio
Birthday Friend
Nicky Mellina
Birthday Friend
Philip Neiman
Birthday Friend
Elizabeth Gropman
Birthday Friend
Joel Benjamin Mowdy
Himself
Bobby Fischer
Himself (archive footage)
Crew (23)
Conrad L. Hall
Director of Photography
Steven Zaillian
Director
Steven Zaillian
Screenplay
Fred Waitzkin
Novel
David Wisnievitz
Co-Producer
Wayne Wahrman
Editor
David Gropman
Production Design
Julie Weiss
Costume Designer
Sydney Pollack
Executive Producer
Gregory P. Keen
Art Direction
Ronald Roose
Co-Editor
David Coatsworth
Unit Production Manager
Jonathan Filley
Unit Production Manager
Steve Shewchuk
Set Decoration
Tony Gittelson
First Assistant Director
Burtt Harris
First Assistant Director
Dennis Davenport
Assistant Art Director
Walter Gasparovic
Second Assistant Director
William Horberg
Producer
Scott Rudin
Producer
Tina Gerussi
Casting
Avy Kaufman
Casting
James Horner
Original Music Composer