The Chess Player

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

chess

Production House

Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)

Audience Score

53%

5 votes

Skip16%
Timepass39%
Go for it32%
Perfection13%

Where to watch

Region: BE

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Cast

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

Delphin

Manuel Gary

Manuel Gary

Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

// crew

Crew

Roger Vitrac

Writer

Albert Guyot

Writer

Jean Dréville

Jean Dréville

Director, Writer

Bernard Zimmer

Writer

Raymond Leboursier

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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