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The Chess Player (French: Le Joueur d'échecs) is a 1927 French silent film directed by Raymond Bernard and based on a novel by Henry Dupuy-Mazuel. It is a historical drama set in the late 18th century during the Russian domination of Polish Lithuania, and elements of the plot are drawn from the story of the chess-playing automaton known as The Turk.
Original Release
07/20/1927
US Release
05/17/1930
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Pierre Blanchar | Boleslas Vorowski |
| Charles Dullin | Baron von Kempelen |
| Edith Jehanne | Sophie Novinska |
| Camille Bert | Maj. Nicolaieff |
| Pierre Batcheff | Prince Serge Oblomoff |
| Marcelle Charles Dullin | Wanda / Catherine II |
| Jackie Monnier | Wanda |
| Armand Bernard | Roubenko |
| Alexiane | Olga |
| Pierre Hot | King Stanislas |
Directors
Writers
Raymond Bernard, Henry Dupuis-Mazuel, Jean-José Frappa
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Pierre Blanchar | Boleslas Vorowski |
| Charles Dullin | Baron von Kempelen |
| Edith Jehanne | Sophie Novinska |
| Camille Bert | Maj. Nicolaieff |
| Pierre Batcheff | Prince Serge Oblomoff |
| Marcelle Charles Dullin | Wanda / Catherine II |
| Jackie Monnier | Wanda |
| Armand Bernard | Roubenko |
| Alexiane | Olga |
| Pierre Hot | King Stanislas |
| Jaime Devesa | Prince Orloff |
| Fridette Fatton | Pola |
| Pierre Mindaist | |
| Albert Prejean |
