The Chess Player (1927)
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.
Released: May 17, 1927
Runtime: 135 minutes
Stars: Pierre Blanchar, Charles Dullin, Édith Jéhanne, Camille Bert, Pierre Batcheff, Marcelle Charles Dullin
Crew: Raymond Bernard (Director), Marc Bujard (Director of Photography), Eugène Lourié (Costume Design), W. Percy Day (Special Effects Supervisor), Willy Faktorovitch (Director of Photography), Joseph-Louis Mundwiller (Director of Photography)
