The Chess Player - 1938

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.

70min
1938
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.3/10

Cast

Françoise Rosay profile pictureFrançoise RosayCatherine II
Conrad Veidt profile pictureConrad VeidtLe baron de Kempelen
Bernard Lancret profile pictureBernard LancretLe prince Serge Oblonsky
Micheline Francey profile pictureMicheline FranceySonia Vorowska

About The Chess Player

The Chess Player 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.

Runtime: 70min

Extra details

Original Title: Le Joueur d'échecs
Original Language: French
Directed By: Jean Dréville
Production Companies
Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)