Pawn Sacrifice is a comedy-horror film that stars 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 is a 2014 American biographical drama film . The film stars Tobey Maguire as Bobby Fischer , Liev Schreiber as Boris Spassky , Lily Rabe as Joan Fischer , and Peter Sarsgaard as William Lombardy .