The Chess Player
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.
The Chess Player (1938)
Jean Dréville
At a glance
Countries
France
Ratings
TMDB users
5.3/10
5 votes
Rating consensus
53/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Cooler blended reception — weighted ~53/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Françoise Rosay
Catherine II
Conrad Veidt
Le baron de Kempelen
Bernard Lancret
Le prince Serge Oblonsky
Micheline Francey
Sonia Vorowska
Paul Cambo
Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky
Jacques Grétillat
Potemkine
Jean Témerson
Stanislas
Edmonde Guy
Wanda Zalewska
Delphin
Manuel Gary
Gaston Modot
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The Chess Player (1938)
Jean Dréville
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