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.
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Cast
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Pierre Blanchar
Boleslas Vorowski
Known for
Wooden Crosses
Charles Dullin
Baron von Kempelen
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Jenny Lamour
Les Misérables
Édith Jéhanne
Sophie Novinska
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Camille Bert
Maj. Nicolaieff
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Pierre Batcheff
Prince Serge Oblomoff
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Un Chien Andalou
Marcelle Charles Dullin
Wanda
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Armand Bernard
Roubenko
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Boys' School
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Alexiane
Olga
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Bric a Brac and Company
La Réponse du destin
Pierre Hot
King Stanislas
Known for
The Fall of the House of Usher
Jaime Devesa
Prince Orloff
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Fridette Fatton
Pola
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Pierre Mindaist
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Raymond Bernard Director · Jean-José Frappa Writer Henry Dupuy-Mazuel Author
First release May 17, 1927 · Produced in France · Original title Le Joueur d'échecs
Production
Société des Films Historiques
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France
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Original title
Le Joueur d'échecs
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
France · May 17, 1927
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No release date listed for United States.
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