The Chess Player
1938·1h 10m
5.3/ 10 (5 votes)
DramaHistory
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.
Director
Jean Dréville
Writers
André Doderet, Jean Dréville, Albert Guyot
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
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Delphin
Manuel Gary
Details
Language
fr
Status
Released
