The Chess Player

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The Chess Player (1938)

Directed by Jean Dréville

Drama, History · 1h 10m

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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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
J
Jacques Grétillat Potemkine
J
Jean Témerson Stanislas Edmonde Guy Wanda Zalewska
D
Delphin Manuel Gary Gaston Modot

Crew

Director
Jean Dréville
Writer
André Doderet, Jean Dréville, Albert Guyot, Roger Vitrac, Bernard Zimmer
Novel
Henry Dupuy-Mazuel
Director of Photography
René Gaveau, André Thomas
Original Music Composer
Jean Lenoir
Editor
Raymond Leboursier
Producer
Antoine de Rouvre, Jacques Schwob-d'Héricourt

Details

Original title
Le Joueur d'échecs
Release date
1938-11-25
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Drama, History
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)