The Chess Player

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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Pierre Blanchar

Boleslas Vorowski

Charles Dullin

Baron von Kempelen

Édith Jéhanne

Sophie Novinska

Camille Bert

Maj. Nicolaieff

Pierre Batcheff

Prince Serge Oblomoff

Armand Bernard

Roubenko

Alexiane

Olga

Pierre Hot

King Stanislas

Jaime Devesa

Prince Orloff

Art

Jean Perrier

Art Direction

Robert Mallet-Stevens

Set Decoration

Camera

Marc Bujard

Director of Photography

Willy Faktorovitch

Director of Photography

Joseph-Louis Mundwiller

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Eugène Lourié

Costume Design

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