The Chess Player

Movie

Audience Score

64

The Chess Player

NR 2 hr 15 minDrama, Fantasy, War

In 1776 an inventor conceals a Polish nobleman in his chessplaying automaton a machine whose fame leads it to the court of the Russian empress

StarringPierre BlancharCharles DullinÉdith Jéhanne

DirectorRaymond Bernard

WritersRaymond BernardJean-José Frappa

Movie Details Where to Watch Full Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Pierre Blanchar

as Boleslas Vorowski

as Baron von Kempelen

Édith Jéhanne

as Sophie Novinska

as Maj. Nicolaieff

Pierre Batcheff

as Prince Serge Oblomoff

Marcelle Charles Dullin

Eugène Lourié

Willy Faktorovitch

Director of Photography

Special Effects Supervisor

Raymond Bernard

Raymond Bernard

H

Henry Dupuy-Mazuel

Novel

Movie Details

On DVD & Blu-ray:July 29th, 2003 - Buy DVD

Original Language:French

Production Companies:Société des Films Historiques

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