The Chess Player (1927)
2h 15m
Running Time
May 17, 1927Release Date
Plot.
In 1776, an inventor conceals a Polish nobleman in his chess-playing automaton, a machine whose fame leads it to the court of the Russian empress.
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Cast & Crew.
Pierre Blanchar
Boleslas Vorowski
Charles Dullin
Baron von Kempelen
Édith Jéhanne
Sophie Novinska
Pierre Batcheff
Prince Serge Oblomoff
Camille Bert
Maj. Nicolaieff
Raymond Bernard
Director
Marcelle Charles Dullin
Wanda
Henry Dupuy-Mazuel
Writer
Details.
Release DateMay 17, 1927
Original NameLe Joueur d'échecs
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 15m
Genres
Wiki.
The Chess Player (French: Le Joueur d'échecs) is a 1927 French silent film directed by Raymond Bernard and based on a novel by Henry Dupuy-Mazuel. It is a historical drama set in the late 18th century during the Russian domination of Polish Lithuania, and elements of the plot are drawn from the story of the chess-playing automaton known as The Turk.