The Chess Player
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The Chess Player

The Chess Player (1927)

Genres - Drama, Fantasy, Silent Film, War  |   Sub-Genres - Silent Film  |   Release Date - Jul 20, 1927  |   Run Time - 135 min.  |  
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The Chess Player is a 1927 French silent film directed by Raymond Bernard and based on a novel by Henry Dupuy-Mazuel. It is a historical drama set in the late 18th century during the Russian domination of Polish Lithuania, and elements of the plot are drawn from the story of the chess-playing automaton known as The Turk.

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Automata, Chess, Chess Player, French, Henry Dupuy-mazuel, Le Joueur, Lithuania, Plot, Polish, Russian, Set, Tale, The Turk

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Narrative Location: Soviet Union

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Alternate Titles

Der Schachspieler
DE
Igrac saha
YU
Jaque a la reina
ES
Le joueur d'échecs
FR
O Jogador de Xadrez
BR, PT
O skakistis
GR
Sjakkspilleren
NO
Skakspilleren
DK
The Chess Player
, GB, US
Ο Σκακιστής
GR
Шахматист
RU