The Chess Player

The Chess Player

135 mins | Drama, War, Fantasy | May 17, 1927

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.

The Chess Player

135 mins | Drama, War, Fantasy | May 17, 1927

The Chess Player
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Société des Films Historiques
Original title Le Joueur d'échecs
Directors Raymond Bernard
Writers Jean-José Frappa, Henry Dupuy-Mazuel, Raymond Bernard

Cast

Pierre Blanchar

as Boleslas Vorowski

Charles Dullin

as Baron von Kempelen

Édith Jéhanne

as Sophie Novinska

Camille Bert

as Maj. Nicolaieff

Pierre Batcheff

as Prince Serge Oblomoff

Armand Bernard

as Roubenko

Alexiane

as Olga

Pierre Hot

as King Stanislas

Jaime Devesa

as Prince Orloff

Fridette Fatton

as Pola