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The Chess Player
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The Chess Player 1927 Directed by Raymond Bernard Le Joueur d'échecs

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.

Country France
Production Country France
Language French
Spoken Language No Language
Gneres Drama , Fantasy , War
Production Company Société des Films Historiques
Release Date 17 May 1927
140 mins
Cast
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
Marcelle Charles Dullin Wanda
Armand Bernard
Armand Bernard Roubenko
Alexiane
Alexiane Olga
Pierre Hot
Pierre Hot King Stanislas
Jaime Devesa
Jaime Devesa Prince Orloff
Fridette Fatton
Fridette Fatton Pola
Pierre Mindaist
Pierre Mindaist
Albert Préjean
Albert Préjean
Crew
Director
Raymond Bernard
Raymond Bernard
Writers
Jean-José Frappa
Jean-José Frappa
Raymond Bernard
Raymond Bernard
Cinematography
Joseph-Louis Mundwiller
Joseph-Louis Mundwiller
Marc Bujard
Marc Bujard
Willy Faktorovitch
Willy Faktorovitch
Visual Effects
W. Percy Day
W. Percy Day
Original Writer
Henry Dupuy-Mazuel
Henry Dupuy-Mazuel
Art Direction
Jean Perrier
Jean Perrier
Set Decoration
Robert Mallet-Stevens
Robert Mallet-Stevens
Costume Design
Eugène Lourié
Eugène Lourié