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A legendary clash of intellects is set to be brought to life for the first time on screen in a captivating animated short film, WITTGENSTEIN'S POKER. This short animation film tells the extraordinary tale of a real-life encounter between two of the 20th century's greatest philosophers: Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper. Their notorious dispute, known

Starring Richard E. Grant, Brian Cox, and Karl Markovics, the animated short brings to life the ‘Cambridge Poker Incident,’ the notorious dispute between philosophers Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper.

Christian De Vita, best known for his previous work as the lead storyboard artist on Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox, is directing.

From the blog of Susanne Berger at The Times of Israel

After twenty games the score was 11½-8½ for Challenger Bobby Fischer, who needed 12½ to win the title. In game 21 he had the black pieces, gained a distinct advantage, but then allowed Boris Spassky to get a drawn position. However, when the still-reigning World Champion adjourned, he sealed a losing move. The next day, September 1st, 1972, resigned by telephone on. At 2:35 p.m. Chief Arbiter Lothar Schmid congratulated Fischer and announced in the hall that Bobby was the new cham...

After draws in games 14 and 15, Fischer still had a three-point lead in the World Championship match, and the Spassky side was getting nervous. The Champion was fighting hard, but not getting any points. Suspicion arose that Fischer might be using secret weapons: hypnosis, devices planted in the lights or the chairs, and even perhaps assistance from an "IBM" (Russian for "computer" at the time). All this was formally investigated, while Fischer continued to coast.

Ideas get a little lost in biography in Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael Wiseman’s account of how four women shifted the discussion around logical positivism