The Chess Player (1938)

The Chess Player (1938)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1938-11-25 France 70 Min. PG-13
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Drama, History

Overview

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.

Cast

Françoise Rosay is Catherine II
Catherine II
Conrad Veidt is Le baron de Kempelen
Le baron de Kempelen
Bernard Lancret is Le prince Serge Oblonsky
Le prince Serge Oblonsky
Micheline Francey is Sonia Vorowska
Sonia Vorowska
Paul Cambo is Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky
Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky
Jacques Grétillat is Potemkine
Potemkine
Jean Témerson is Stanislas
Stanislas
Edmonde Guy is Wanda Zalewska
Wanda Zalewska