The Chess Player
1938·France·70 min.
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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.
DirectorJean Dréville
ScreenwriterJean Dréville·André Doderet·Albert Guyot·Roger Vitrac·Bernard Zimmer·Henry Dupuis-MazuelShow all
MusicJean Lenoir
CastFrançoise Rosay·Conrad Veidt·Bernard Lancret·Micheline Francey·Paul Cambo·Jacques Grétillat·Jean Témerson·Edmonde Guy·Gaston Modot
Original titleLe joueur d'échecs