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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.

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The Chess Player

November 25, 1938
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Cast (11)

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
Jean Témerson
Stanislas
Edmonde Guy
Wanda Zalewska

Crew (16)

Directing

Jean Dréville
Director

Writing

Production

Sound

Jean Lenoir
Original Music Composer

Art

Lucien Aguettand
Art Direction
Marcel Magniez
Production Design

Camera

René Gaveau
Director of Photography
André Thomas
Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Georges K. Benda
Costume Design

Crew

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Editing

Lighting

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Visual Effects

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