The Chess Player
1927, French. Directed by Raymond Bernard.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Raymond BernardDirector
- Pierre BlancharBoleslas Vorowski
- Charles DullinBaron von Kempelen
- Édith JéhanneSophie Novinska
- Camille BertMaj. Nicolaieff
- Pierre BatcheffPrince Serge Oblomoff
- Marcelle Charles DullinWanda
- Armand BernardRoubenko
- AlexianeOlga
- Pierre HotKing Stanislas
- Jaime DevesaPrince Orloff
- Fridette FattonPola
- Pierre MindaistCast
Details
- Released
- 17 May 1927
- Original title
- Le Joueur d'échecs
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jean-José Frappa, Raymond Bernard
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The Chess Player runs 140 minutes (2h 20m).
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The Chess Player isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 May 1927. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Chess Player?
The Chess Player (1927) was directed by Raymond Bernard and stars Pierre Blanchar, Charles Dullin, Édith Jéhanne.