The Chess Player poster

The Chess Player

Le Joueur d'échecs

1927·140'

Raymond Bernard

FantasyDramaWar

★ 6.8

Letterboxd TMDB #151342

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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  • The Chess Player
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Cast

Pierre Blanchar Pierre Blanchar Boleslas Vorowski
Charles Dullin Charles Dullin Baron von Kempelen
Édith Jéhanne Édith Jéhanne Sophie Novinska
Camille Bert Camille Bert Maj. Nicolaieff
Pierre Batcheff Pierre Batcheff Prince Serge Oblomoff
Marcelle Charles Dullin Wanda
Armand Bernard Armand Bernard Roubenko
Alexiane Alexiane Olga
Pierre Hot King Stanislas
Jaime Devesa Prince Orloff
Fridette Fatton Pola
Pierre Mindaist Pierre Mindaist

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