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The Chess Player (1927)

Genre : Fantasy, Drama, War

Runtime : 2H 15M

Director : Raymond Bernard

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.

Actors

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
Fridette Fatton
Fridette Fatton
Pola
Pierre Mindaist
Pierre Mindaist
Albert Préjean
Albert Préjean

Crews

Raymond Bernard
Raymond Bernard
Director
Henry Dupuy-Mazuel
Henry Dupuy-Mazuel
Novel
Jean-José Frappa
Jean-José Frappa
Writer
Raymond Bernard
Raymond Bernard
Writer
Joseph-Louis Mundwiller
Joseph-Louis Mundwiller
Director of Photography
Marc Bujard
Marc Bujard
Director of Photography
Willy Faktorovitch
Willy Faktorovitch
Director of Photography
Eugène Lourié
Eugène Lourié
Costume Design
W. Percy Day
W. Percy Day
Special Effects Supervisor
Jean Perrier
Jean Perrier
Art Direction
Robert Mallet-Stevens
Robert Mallet-Stevens
Set Decoration

Posters and backgrounds

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