The Chess Player
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.
Top 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
Albert Préjean
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 17, 1927
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Original language
- FR
- Original title
- Le Joueur d'échecs
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