The Chess Player (1938)

A toymaker in Poland specializes in building lifesize mechanical men. He builds a chess-playing "automaton" to hide a pretty young Polish activist who is being hunted by occupying Russian forces.

Directing:
  • Jean Dréville

Writing:
  • Henry Dupuy-Mazuel
  • André Doderet
  • Jean Dréville

Stars:
Release Date: 1938-11-25
themoviedb icon 4.7/10
  • Country: FR
  • Language: Français
  • Runtime: 70

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