The Chess Player

Le Joueur d'échecs

1927·140'

Raymond Bernard

FantasyDramaWar

FR - French

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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.

Cast

Pierre Blanchar Boleslas Vorowski Charles Dullin Baron von Kempelen Édith Jéhanne Sophie Novinska Camille Bert Maj. Nicolaieff Pierre Batcheff Prince Serge Oblomoff

Marcelle Charles Dullin Wanda Armand Bernard Roubenko Alexiane Olga

Pierre Hot King Stanislas

Jaime Devesa Prince Orloff

Fridette Fatton Pola Pierre Mindaist