The Chess Player
1938•1h 10m•5.3•Released
DramaHistory
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
Writer
André Doderet, Jean Dréville, Albert Guyot, Roger Vitrac, Bernard Zimmer
Languages
French
Studio
Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)
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
Delphin
Manuel Gary
Gaston Modot
Production
Company
Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)
Producer
Antoine de Rouvre
Producer
Jacques Schwob-d'Héricourt
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