The Chess Player

The Chess Player

1938
1h 10m
4.4

4.4/10

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Overview

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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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

chess

Quick Facts

Original Title Le Joueur d'échecs
Release Date November 25, 1938
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0030292

Cast

Françoise Rosay
Françoise Rosay

Catherine II

Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt

Le baron de Kempelen

Bernard Lancret
Bernard Lancret

Le prince Serge Oblonsky

Micheline Francey
Micheline Francey

Sonia Vorowska

Paul Cambo
Paul Cambo

Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky

Jacques Grétillat
Jacques Grétillat

Potemkine

Jean Témerson
Jean Témerson

Stanislas

Edmonde Guy
Edmonde Guy

Wanda Zalewska

Delphin
Delphin

Manuel Gary
Manuel Gary

Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot

Key Crew

Jean Dréville
Director
André Doderet
Writer
Jean Dréville
Writer
Albert Guyot
Writer
Roger Vitrac
Writer
Bernard Zimmer
Writer
Antoine de Rouvre
Producer
Jacques Schwob-d'Héricourt
Producer