The Chess Player (1938)
1938 · 1h 10m · Drama, History
Genres: Drama, History
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: Roger Vitrac, Albert Guyot, Jean Dréville
Music by: Jean Lenoir
Cinematography: René Gaveau, André Thomas
Editor: Raymond Leboursier
Cast
Françoise Rosay as Catherine IIConrad Veidt as Le baron de KempelenBernard Lancret as Le prince Serge OblonskyMicheline Francey as Sonia VorowskaPaul Cambo as Le prince Boleslas VorowskyJacques Grétillat as PotemkineJean Témerson as StanislasEdmonde Guy as Wanda ZalewskaDelphinManuel GaryGaston ModotMore like this
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