The Chess Player (1927)

Name: The Chess Player
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, War
Released: 1927-05-17
Duration: 140 min
Cast: Pierre Blanchar, Charles Dullin, Édith Jéhanne, Camille Bert, Pierre Batcheff

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.

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Released 1927-05-17 · 140 min · Fantasy, Drama, War

Directed by 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
Armand Bernard as Roubenko
Alexiane as Olga
Pierre Hot as King Stanislas
Jaime Devesa as Prince Orloff
Fridette Fatton as Pola
Pierre Mindaist
Albert Préjean