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.

Genres: Drama, History

Stars: Françoise Rosay, Conrad Veidt, Bernard Lancret, Micheline Francey, Paul Cambo

Release Date: 1938-11-25

Country: France

Ratings: 4.375 / 10 (4 votes)

Runtime: 70 mins