Le Joueur d'échecs

1938, drama, history

70 minutes

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.

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Cast

Françoise Rosay

Françoise Rosay

Catherine II

Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

Le baron de Kempelen

Bernard Lancret

Bernard Lancret

Le prince Serge Oblonsky

Micheline Francey

Sonia Vorowska

Paul Cambo

Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky

Jacques Grétillat

Potemkine

Jean Témerson

Jean Témerson

Stanislas

Edmonde Guy

Wanda Zalewska

Crew

Art

Lucien Aguettand

Art direction

Marcel Magniez

Production design

Camera

Costume and make-up

Georges K. Benda

Costume design

Directing

Jean Dréville

Director

Editing

Production

Sound

Jean Lenoir

Original music composer

Writing

Albert Guyot

Writer

Roger Vitrac

Writer

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