
The Chess Player
1927 • Directed by
Raymond Bernard
Fantasy, Drama, War
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.
Release Date
5/17/1927
Rating
6.4/10
Cast
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
Jean Perrier
Art Direction
Robert Mallet-Stevens
Set Decoration
Jean-José Frappa
Writer

Raymond Bernard
Writer