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The Chess Player
The Chess Player
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30 Ratings

THE CHESS PLAYER

Le joueur d'échecs

Directed by Raymond Bernard
France, 1927
Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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.