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The Chess Player

1938 · 70 min · 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.

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Creators

Jean Dréville — Director

Top cast

Françoise Rosay portraitFrançoise RosayCatherine IIConrad Veidt portraitConrad VeidtLe baron de KempelenBernard Lancret portraitBernard LancretLe prince Serge OblonskyMicheline Francey portraitMicheline FranceySonia VorowskaPaul Cambo portraitPaul CamboLe prince Boleslas VorowskyJacques Grétillat portraitJacques GrétillatPotemkineJJean TémersonStanislasEdmonde Guy portraitEdmonde GuyWanda ZalewskaDDelphinManuel Gary portraitManuel Gary

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