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The Chess Player
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47
Starring
Françoise Rosay
Conrad Veidt
Bernard Lancret
Director
Jean Dréville
Writers
André Doderet
NR
1 hr 10 min
Drama
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Plot
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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Original Language:
French
Production Companies:
Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)
chess
Cast & Crew
F
Françoise Rosay
as Catherine II
C
Conrad Veidt
as Le baron de Kempelen
B
Bernard Lancret
as Le prince Serge Oblonsky
M
Micheline Francey
as Sonia Vorowska
P
Paul Cambo
as Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky
J
Jacques Grétillat
as Potemkine
A
André Doderet
Writer
L
Lucien Aguettand
Art Direction
J
Jean Dréville
Director
J
Jean Dréville
Writer
R
Roger Vitrac
Writer
B
Bernard Zimmer
Writer
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