The Chess Player (1938)

ALL 11/25/1938 (fr) Drama, History 70 Min
  • Release
    11/25/1938
  • Production
    Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)
  • Rotten tomato
    47%
  • Original title
    Le Joueur d'échecs
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Jean Dréville

    Director

  2. Story



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Casts

  1. Françoise Rosay

    Catherine II

  2. Conrad Veidt

    Le baron de Kempelen

  3. Bernard Lancret

    Le prince Serge Oblonsky

  4. Micheline Francey

    Sonia Vorowska

  5. Paul Cambo

    Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky

  6. Jacques Grétillat

    Potemkine

  7. Jean Témerson

    Stanislas

  8. Edmonde Guy

    Wanda Zalewska

  9. Delphin

  10. Manuel Gary

  11. Gaston Modot

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 11 , Crews : 16

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The Chess Player (1938) 70 Min

ALL 11/25/1938 (fr)
Drama, History
  • Release 11/25/1938
  • Production
    Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)
  • Original title Le Joueur d'échecs
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Jean Dréville

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Raymond Leboursier

    Editor

  4. Jacques Schwob-d'Héricourt, Antoine de Rouvre

    Producer