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The Chess Player

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.

1h 10m1938TMDb 5.3

DramaHistory

French

Crew and Cast

Jean DrévilleJean DrévilleDirectorFrançoise RosayFrançoise RosayCatherine IIConrad VeidtConrad VeidtLe baron de KempelenBernard LancretBernard LancretLe prince Serge OblonskyMicheline FranceyMicheline FranceySonia VorowskaPaul CamboPaul CamboLe prince Boleslas VorowskyJacques GrétillatJacques GrétillatPotemkine
Jean TémersonStanislasEdmonde GuyEdmonde GuyWanda Zalewska
DelphinManuel GaryManuel GaryGaston ModotGaston Modot

Storyline

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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Info

Original title
Le Joueur d'échecs
Status
Released
Released
25 November 1938
Runtime
1h 10m
TMDB score
5.3 / 10 (5 votes)

Production

Director
Jean Dréville
Writers
André Doderet, Jean Dréville, Roger Vitrac
Studios
Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)
Countries
France

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
French