The Chess Player (1927)
Le joueur d'échecs (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 15min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 17 May 1930 (USA)
- Movie
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
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Charles Dullin | ... |
Baron von Kempelen
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| Édith Jéhanne | ... |
Sophie Novinska
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Camille Bert | ... |
Maj. Nicolaieff
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| Pierre Batcheff | ... |
Prince Serge Oblomoff
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Marcelle Charles Dullin | ... |
Catherine II
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| Jackie Monnier | ... |
Wanda
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| Armand Bernard | ... |
Roubenko
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| Alexiane | ... |
Olga
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Pierre Hot | ... |
King Stanislas
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| Jaime Devesa | ... |
Prince Orloff
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Fridette Fatton | ... |
Pola
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Pierre Mindaist | ... |
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| Albert Préjean | ... |
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Directed by
| Raymond Bernard | ||
Written by
| Raymond Bernard | ... | () |
| Henry Dupuis-Mazuel | ... | (novel) |
| Henry Dupuis-Mazuel | ... | (screenplay) |
| Jean-José Frappa | ... | () |
Music by
| Henri Rabaud | ||
Cinematography by
| Marc Bujard | ||
| Willy Faktorovitch | ... | (as Willy) |
| Jean Hémard | ... | (as Hemard) |
| Joseph-Louis Mundwiller | ||
Art Direction by
| Jean Perrier | ||
Set Decoration by
| Robert Mallet-Stevens | ||
Costume Design by
| Eugène Lourié | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jean Hémard | ... | assistant director |
Special Effects by
| W. Percy Day | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Brissy | ... | still photographer |
Additional Crew
| Lily Jumel | ... | production assistant |
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- Exclusivités Jean de Merly (1927) (France) (theatrical)
- Unusual Photoplays Inc. (1930) (United States) (theatrical) (English intertitles)
- BFI Video (1998) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Milestone Film & Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- ARTE (2007) (Germany) (tv)
- Gaumont Vidéo (2012) (France) (DVD) (in "Coffret Prestige Raymond Bernard")
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Fridette Fatton's debut. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Music of Light (1995). See more » |