The Chess Player (1927)

The Chess Player (1927)

1927-05-17 France 135 Min. PG-13
6.4 9 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Pierre Blanchar is Boleslas Vorowski
Boleslas Vorowski
Charles Dullin is Baron von Kempelen
Baron von Kempelen
Édith Jéhanne is Sophie Novinska
Sophie Novinska
Camille Bert is Maj. Nicolaieff
Maj. Nicolaieff
Pierre Batcheff is Prince Serge Oblomoff
Prince Serge Oblomoff
Armand Bernard is Roubenko
Alexiane is Olga
Pierre Hot is King Stanislas
King Stanislas
Jaime Devesa is Prince Orloff
Prince Orloff