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The Chess Player

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Calorie Rating: 98
Released: 1938-11-25
Running Time: 70 Minutes
Studios: Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC),


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
Character: Catherine II
Conrad Veidt
Character: Le baron de Kempelen
Bernard Lancret
Character: Le prince Serge Oblonsky

Micheline Francey
Character: Sonia Vorowska
Paul Cambo
Character: Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky
Jacques Grétillat
Character: Potemkine

Jean Témerson
Character: Stanislas
Edmonde Guy
Character: Wanda Zalewska



Production and Crew



Marcel Magniez
Production Design

Lucien Aguettand
Art Direction
Georges K. Benda
Costume Design
René Gaveau
Director of Photography

André Thomas
Director of Photography
Jean Lenoir
Original Music Composer