The Chess Player (1938)
1h 10m
Running Time
November 25, 1938Release Date
The Chess Player (1938)
1h 10m
Running Time
November 25, 1938Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

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

Jacques Grétillat
Potemkine

Jean Témerson
Stanislas

Edmonde Guy
Wanda Zalewska

Delphin

Manuel Gary

Gaston Modot

André Doderet
Writer

Lucien Aguettand
Art Direction

Jean Dréville
Director / Writer

Roger Vitrac
Writer

Bernard Zimmer
Writer
Details.
Release DateNovember 25, 1938
Original NameLe Joueur d'échecs
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 10m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
chess
Wiki.
The Chess Player (French: Le joueur d'échecs) is a 1938 French historical drama film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Françoise Rosay, Conrad Veidt and Bernard Lancret. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film The Chess Player, itself based on the 1926 novel of the same title by Henry Dupuy-Mazuel. The film takes place in Vilnius during the reign of Catherine the Great.
It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Aguettand and Marcel Magniez. It was released by Compagnie Française Cinématographique in France and Columbia Pictures in the United States
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