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About
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.
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 29, 2003
Director
Studio
Société des Films Historiques
Original Title
Le Joueur d'échecs
Original Language
French
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →P
Pierre Blanchar
Boleslas Vorowski
C
Charles Dullin
Baron von Kempelen
É
Édith Jéhanne
Sophie Novinska
C
Camille Bert
Maj. Nicolaieff
P
Pierre Batcheff
Prince Serge Oblomoff
A
Armand Bernard
Roubenko
A
Alexiane
Olga
P
Pierre Hot
King Stanislas
J
Jaime Devesa
Prince Orloff
P
Pierre Mindaist
A
Albert Préjean
