17 May 1927 Fantasy, Drama, War 140 mins
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 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
Raymond Bernard Director
Willy Faktorovitch Director of Photography
W. Percy Day Special Effects Supervisor
Marc Bujard Director of Photography
Joseph-Louis Mundwiller Director of Photography
Eugène Lourié Costume Design
Robert Mallet-Stevens Set Decoration
Jean Perrier Art Direction
Henry Dupuy-Mazuel Novel
Jean-José Frappa Writer
Raymond Bernard Writer
Ο Σκακιστής Trailer
France 17 May 1927
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