Fantasy ·Drama ·War · France · 1927 · 2h 20m

The Chess Player

Le Joueur d'échecs

The Chess Player poster
Director
Raymond Bernard
Cast
Pierre Blanchar as Boleslas Vorowski Charles Dullin as Baron von Kempelen Édith Jéhanne as Sophie Novinska Camille Bert as Maj. Nicolaieff Pierre Batcheff as Prince Serge Oblomoff Marcelle Charles Dullin as Wanda
Crew
Marc Bujard — Director of Photography Willy Faktorovitch — Director of Photography Joseph-Louis Mundwiller — Director of Photography Jean-José Frappa — Writer Raymond Bernard — Writer Henry Dupuy-Mazuel — Novel
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
chess
Key Collaborators
Raymond Bernard Director Marc Bujard Director of Photography Willy Faktorovitch Director of Photography Joseph-Louis Mundwiller Director of Photography Jean-José Frappa Writer Raymond Bernard Writer Henry Dupuy-Mazuel Novel Eugène Lourié Costume Design
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