The Chess Player (1938)

11/25/1938 (FR) • 1h 10m

Drama, History

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.

Top Billed 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

Edmonde Guy

Wanda Zalewska


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

chess

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