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.
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Title: Chess Player (1938)
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| Françoise Rosay | ... | Catherine II | |
| Conrad Veidt | ... | Le baron de Kempelen | |
| Bernard Lancret | ... | Le prince Serge Oblonsky | |
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Micheline Francey | ... | Sonia Vorowska |
| Paul Cambo | ... | Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky | |
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Jacques Grétillat | ... | Potemkine (as Grétillat) |
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Jean Témerson | ... | Stanislas, le roi de Pologne (as Temerson) |
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Edmonde Guy | ... | Wanda Zalewska, la danseuse |
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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.
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
3 December 1939 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Carica se zabavlja See more »Company Credits
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