The Chess Player
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The Chess Player

53% Match
1938
1h 10m
movie
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.

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Cast & Crew

Director / Creator: Jean Dréville
Françoise Rosay
Françoise Rosay
Catherine II
Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt
Le baron de Kempelen
Bernard Lancret
Bernard Lancret
Le prince Serge Oblonsky
Micheline Francey
Micheline Francey
Sonia Vorowska
Paul Cambo
Paul Cambo
Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky
Jacques Grétillat
Jacques Grétillat
Potemkine
Jean Témerson
Jean Témerson
Stanislas
Edmonde Guy
Edmonde Guy
Wanda Zalewska

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