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Le joueur d'échecs

  • 1938
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  • 1h 30m
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Françoise Rosay and Conrad Veidt in Le joueur d'échecs (1938)
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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 fo... Read allA 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.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.

  • Director
    • Jean Dréville
  • Writers
    • André Doderet
    • Jean Dréville
    • Henry Dupuis-Mazuel
  • Stars
    • Françoise Rosay
    • Conrad Veidt
    • Bernard Lancret
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    79
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jean Dréville
    • Writers
      • André Doderet
      • Jean Dréville
      • Henry Dupuis-Mazuel
    • Stars
      • Françoise Rosay
      • Conrad Veidt
      • Bernard Lancret
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Françoise Rosay
    Françoise Rosay
    • Catherine II
    Conrad Veidt
    Conrad Veidt
    • Le baron de Kempelen
    Bernard Lancret
    Bernard Lancret
    • Le prince Serge Oblonsky
    Micheline Francey
    Micheline Francey
    • Sonia Vorowska
    Paul Cambo
    Paul Cambo
    • Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky
    Jacques Grétillat
    Jacques Grétillat
    • Potemkine
    • (as Grétillat)
    Jean Témerson
    • Stanislas, le roi de Pologne
    • (as Temerson)
    Edmonde Guy
    • Wanda Zalewska, la danseuse
    Delphin
    • Yegor, le bouffon
    • (uncredited)
    Manuel Gary
      Gaston Modot
      Gaston Modot
      • Major Nicolaieff
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Jean Dréville
      • Writers
        • André Doderet
        • Jean Dréville
        • Henry Dupuis-Mazuel
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      • Release date
        • November 25, 1938 (France)
      • Country of origin
        • France
      • Language
        • French
      • Also known as
        • Carica se zabavlja
      • Production company
        • Société des Films Vega
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 30 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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