The Chess Player

Name: The Chess Player
Director: Jean Dréville
Released: 1938-11-25
Duration: 1 h 10 min
Rating: 2.5

Nov 25, 1938 1h 10m

Drama History

A toymaker in Poland specializes in building lifesize mechanical men. He builds a chess-playing "automaton" to hide a pretty young Polish activist who is being hunted by occupying Russian forces.

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Details

Status

Released

Production Countries

France

Spoken Languages

French

Production Companies

Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)

Cast

Françoise Rosay

Catherine II

Conrad Veidt

Le baron de Kempelen

Bernard Lancret

Le prince Serge Oblonsky

Micheline Francey

Sonia Vorowska

Paul Cambo

Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky

Jacques Grétillat

Potemkine

Jean Témerson

Stanislas

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