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The Chess Player (French: Le joueur d'échecs) is a 1938 French historical drama film directed by Jean Dréville, released by Compagnie Française Cinématographique in France and Columbia Pictures in the United States and starring Françoise Rosay, Conrad Veidt and Bernard Lancret. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film The Chess Player.
Original Release
11/25/1938
US Release
12/03/1939
Cast
Name | Character |
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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, le roi de Pologne / Stanislas |
Edmonde Guy | Wanda Zalewska, la danseuse / Wanda Zalewska |
Delphin | Yegor, le bouffon |
Gaston Modot | Major Nicolaieff |
Directors
Writers
Jean Dréville, André Doderet, Henry Dupuis-Mazuel, Albert Guyot, Roger Vitrac, Bernard Zimmer
Cast
Name | Character |
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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, le roi de Pologne / Stanislas |
Edmonde Guy | Wanda Zalewska, la danseuse / Wanda Zalewska |
Delphin | Yegor, le bouffon |
Gaston Modot | Major Nicolaieff |
Manuel Gary |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Antoine de Rouvre | Producer |
Jacques Schwob-d'Héricourt | Producer |