The Chess Player (Le Joueur d'échecs) 85 years old

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.

Credits

The Chess Player Cast

Name Character
Conrad Veidt He was 45, 50 years old when he died as Le baron de Kempelen
Françoise Rosay She was 47, 82 years old when she died as Catherine II
Micheline Francey She was 19, 49 years old when she died as Sonia Vorowska
Jean Témerson He was 40, 58 years old when he died as Stanislas
Jacques Grétillat He was 53, 65 years old when he died as Potemkine
Bernard Lancret He was 26, 71 years old when he died as Le prince Serge Oblonsky
Paul Cambo He was 30, 69 years old when he died as Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky

The Chess Player Crew

Name Department
André Thomas as Director of Photography. He was 49 (32) years old when He died Camera
Jean Dréville as Director. He was 32 (90) years old when He died Directing
Jean Dréville as Writer. He was 32 (90) years old when He died Writing
Bernard Zimmer as Writer. He was 45 (71) years old when He died Writing
Raymond Leboursier as Editor. He was 21 (70) years old when He died Editing
Henry Dupuy-Mazuel as Novel. He was 53 (76) years old when He died Writing
René Gaveau as Director of Photography. He was 38 (71) years old when He died Camera
The Chess Player (85 years)

  • Release day: Friday, November 25, 1938
  • Runtime: 70 minutes