Movie·1938·1h 10m
The Chess Player
Country
France
Language
French
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The Story
Original title: Le Joueur d'échecs
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.
Written By
Roger Vitrac, Albert Guyot, Bernard Zimmer
Producer
Antoine de Rouvre, Jacques Schwob-d'Héricourt
Cinematography
René Gaveau
Music
Jean Lenoir
Editor
Raymond Leboursier
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
5 votes
Where to watch
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// cast
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
// crew
Crew
Roger Vitrac
Writer
Albert Guyot
Writer
Jean Dréville
Director, Writer
Bernard Zimmer
Writer
Raymond Leboursier
Editor
André Doderet
Writer
Antoine de Rouvre
Producer
Jacques Schwob-d'Héricourt
Producer
René Gaveau
Director of Photography
Jean Lenoir
Original Music Composer
André Thomas
Director of Photography
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