CinemaOSMovie · 1927 · 2h 20m

The Chess Player

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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.

Directed byRaymond Bernard

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 20m
Language
FR
Released
May 17, 1927
Studios
Société des Films Historiques

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Pierre Blanchar

Pierre Blanchar

Boleslas Vorowski

Charles Dullin

Charles Dullin

Baron von Kempelen

Édith Jéhanne

Édith Jéhanne

Sophie Novinska

Camille Bert

Camille Bert

Maj. Nicolaieff

Pierre Batcheff

Pierre Batcheff

Prince Serge Oblomoff

Marcelle Charles Dullin

Wanda

Armand Bernard

Armand Bernard

Roubenko

Alexiane

Alexiane

Olga

Pierre Hot

King Stanislas

Jaime Devesa

Prince Orloff

Creative team
Directed by
Raymond Bernard
Raymond Bernard
Written by
Jean-José Frappa
Raymond Bernard
Raymond Bernard

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