The Chess Player (1938)

★ 4.4 1h 10m IMDb
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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.

The Chess Player

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Françoise Rosay
Françoise Rosay as Catherine II Died 1974 · Paris, France Françoise Rosay born Françoise Bandy de Nalèche, (19 April 1891 – 28 March 1974) was a French opera singer, diseuse, and actress who enjoyed a film career of over sixty years and who became a legendar...
Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt as Le baron de Kempelen Died 1943 · Berlin, Germany Hans Walter Conrad Veidt (22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German actor best remembered for his roles in films such as Different from the Others (1919), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), and Th...
Bernard Lancret
Bernard Lancret as Le prince Serge Oblonsky Died 1983 · Gonesse, Val d'Oise, France
Micheline Francey
Micheline Francey as Sonia Vorowska Died 1969 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Paul Cambo
Paul Cambo as Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky Died 1978 · Bort-les-Orgues, Corrèze, France Paul Cambo (1908–1978) was a French stage and film actor. Source: Article "Paul Cambo" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA..
Jacques Grétillat
Jacques Grétillat as Potemkine Died 1950 · Vitry-sur-Seine - Val-de-Marne - France
Director Jean Dréville
Cast Françoise Rosay, Conrad Veidt, Bernard Lancret, Micheline Francey, Paul Cambo, Jacques Grétillat, Jean Témerson, Edmonde Guy, Delphin, Manuel Gary

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