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.
The Chess Player (1938) is a drama and history movie produced by Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC) in France. It was directed by Jean Dréville and written by Roger Vitrac and Albert Guyot. On screen you will see Françoise Rosay, Conrad Veidt, Bernard Lancret, Micheline Francey and Paul Cambo. With a runtime of 1h 10m, the film averages 5.3/10 across 5 TMDB ratings.
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