The Chess Player

1h 10min

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.

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
Edmonde Guy

Edmonde Guy

Wanda Zalewska

Release date

25th Nov 1938

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français