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The Chess Player
5.3(5) 11/25/1938 1h 10m
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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.
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Françoise Rosay
Catherine II
Conrad Veidt
Le baron de Kempelen
Bernard Lancret
Le prince Serge Oblonsky
Micheline Francey
Sonia Vorowska
Paul Cambo
Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky
Jacques Grétillat
Potemkine
Jean Témerson
Stanislas
Edmonde Guy
Wanda Zalewska
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Roger VitracWriterAlbert GuyotWriterJean DrévilleWriterBernard ZimmerWriterAndré DoderetWriterAntoine de RouvreProducerJacques Schwob-d'HéricourtProducer
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