The Chess Player
Le Joueur d'échecs
1927 · 2h 20m · Drama, Fantasy, War · France
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.
Directed by
Raymond BernardBased on the novel by
Henry Dupuy-Mazuel6.1Smart score
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