The Chess Player (1927)

6.8/10 140 min Fantasy Drama War

Overview

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.

Cast

Pierre Blanchar

Boleslas Vorowski

Charles Dullin

Baron von Kempelen

Édith Jéhanne

Sophie Novinska

Camille Bert

Maj. Nicolaieff

Pierre Batcheff

Prince Serge Oblomoff

Armand Bernard

Roubenko

Alexiane

Olga

Pierre Mindaist

Albert Préjean

Recommendations

The Last Rifleman
The Scarlet and the Black
Chouans !
The Kill Team
Battleground
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Danny Boy
Behold a Pale Horse
Field of Lost Shoes
The Devil's Double
Our Patriots
Waiting for Anya
Jacknife
Cloak and Dagger
The Battle of Austerlitz
Sarah's Key
Ararat
An Ordinary Man
The Patience Stone
Outlaws - For Greater Glory