(Le Joueur d'échecs)

Content: 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.

Countries:

France

Genres:

Drama,

History

Runtime:

70 minutes

Year:

1938

Directors:

Jean Dréville

Production companies:

Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)

Actors:

Catherine II

Le baron de Kempelen

Le prince Serge Oblonsky

Sonia Vorowska

Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky

Crews:

Art Direction

Writer

Writer

Costume Design

Director