Movie: The Chess Player

Top 10 Billed 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

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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.

  • Release Date

    1927-05-17

  • Average

    6.4

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
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  • Languages:

    Français
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