The Chess Player

Le Joueur d'échecs1938

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Jean Dréville
1h 10m
November 25, 1938 · France

Overview

A toymaker in Poland specializes in building lifesize mechanical men. He builds a chess-playing "automaton" to hide a pretty young Polish activist who is being hunted by occupying Russian forces.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: November 25, 1938
Original language: French
Spoken languages: French
Countries: France
Production: Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)
Cast: Micheline Francey,Edmonde Guy,Manuel Gary,Françoise Rosay,Jacques Grétillat,Bernard Lancret,Gaston Modot,Jean Témerson,Delphin,Paul Camboand 1 more
Director: Jean Dréville
Writer: Henry Dupuy-Mazuel,André Doderet,Roger Vitrac,Albert Guyot,Jean Dréville,Bernard Zimmer
Producer: Jacques Schwob-d'Héricourt,Antoine de Rouvre
Cinematography: René Gaveau,André Thomas
Music: Jean Lenoir
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
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