Film
The Chess Player
1938 · 1h 10m · Drama · History
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- 6.8
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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.
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
Edmonde Guy
Wanda Zalewska
Delphin
Manuel Gary
Gaston Modot
Crew
- Jean DrévilleDirector · Writer
- Roger VitracWriter
- Albert GuyotWriter
- Bernard ZimmerWriter
- André DoderetWriter
- Henry Dupuy-MazuelNovel
- Antoine de RouvreProducer
- Jacques Schwob-d'HéricourtProducer
- René GaveauDirector of Photography
- André ThomasDirector of Photography
Details
- Release date
- November 25, 1938
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama, History
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