November 25, 1938
Release Date

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The Chess Player (1938)

Name: The Chess Player
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1938-11-25

1h 10m

Running Time

November 25, 1938
Release Date

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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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Details.

Release Date
November 25, 1938

Original Name
Le Joueur d'échecs

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 10m

Genres
Drama History

Last updated: 2025-02-10

This Movie Is About.

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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