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The Chess Player

In 1776, an inventor conceals a Polish nobleman in his chess-playing automaton, a machine whose fame leads it to the court of the Russian empress.

2h 20m1927TMDb 6.8

FantasyDramaWar

French

Crew and Cast

Raymond BernardRaymond BernardDirectorPierre BlancharPierre BlancharBoleslas VorowskiCharles DullinCharles DullinBaron von KempelenÉdith JéhanneÉdith JéhanneSophie NovinskaCamille BertCamille BertMaj. NicolaieffPierre BatcheffPierre BatcheffPrince Serge Oblomoff
Marcelle Charles DullinWandaArmand BernardArmand BernardRoubenkoAlexianeAlexianeOlga
Pierre HotKing Stanislas
Jaime DevesaPrince Orloff
Fridette FattonPolaPierre MindaistPierre MindaistAlbert PréjeanAlbert Préjean

Storyline

In 1776, an inventor conceals a Polish nobleman in his chess-playing automaton, a machine whose fame leads it to the court of the Russian empress.

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Info

Original title
Le Joueur d'échecs
Status
Released
Released
17 May 1927
Runtime
2h 20m
TMDB score
6.8 / 10 (10 votes)

Production

Director
Raymond Bernard
Writers
Henry Dupuy-Mazuel, Jean-José Frappa, Raymond Bernard
Studios
Société des Films Historiques
Countries
France

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
No Language