Pawn Sacrifice is a film about a director.
Isaac Liev Schreiber ( [ ˈliː.ɛv ] born October 4 , 1967 ) , better known as Liev Schreiber , is an American actor , director , screenwriter , and producer . Pawn Sacrifice . The film stars Tobey Maguire as Bobby Fischer , Liev Schreiber as Boris Spassky , Lily Rabe as Joan Fischer , and Peter Sarsgaard as William Lombardy .