The Chess Player

Name: The Chess Player
Director: Jean Dréville
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1938-11-25
Duration: 70 min
Cast: Françoise Rosay, Conrad Veidt, Bernard Lancret, Micheline Francey, Paul Cambo

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1938 · 70 min · Drama · History · TMDB 5.3/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Jean Dréville

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