The Chess Player (1938)

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.

Directing:
  • Jean Dréville

Writing:
  • Roger Vitrac
  • Henry Dupuy-Mazuel
  • Bernard Zimmer

Stars:
Release Date: 1938-11-25
themoviedb icon 4.7/10
  • Country: FR
  • Language: Français
  • Runtime: 70
Françoise Rosay
Françoise Ros...
Catherine II
Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt
Le baron de Kempelen
Micheline Francey
Micheline Fra...
Sonia Vorowska
Bernard Lancret
Bernard Lancr...
Le prince Serge Oblonsky
Paul Cambo
Paul Cambo
Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky
Jacques Grétillat
Jacques Gréti...
Potemkine
Jean Témerson
Jean Témerson
Stanislas
Manuel Gary
Manuel Gary
Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot
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