151342
151342

The Chess Player

1927-05-17
6.4
fr 140m
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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.

Director

Raymond Bernard

Director of Photography

Joseph-Louis Mundwiller

Director of Photography

Marc Bujard

Director of Photography

Willy Faktorovitch

Costume Design

Eugène Lourié

Special Effects Supervisor

W. Percy Day

chess

Status

Released

Countries

  • France

Companies

  • Société des Films Historiques