The Chess Player is a 1938 French historical drama film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Françoise Rosay, Conrad Veidt and Bernard Lancret. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film The Chess Player, itself based on the 1926 novel of the same title by Henry Dupuy-Mazuel. The film takes place in Vilnius during the reign of Catherine the Great.
The Devil Is an Empress (1938)
Directed by Jean Dréville
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The Chess Player
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Narrative Location: Poland
Alternate Titles
Chess Player
, GB
De schaakspeler
NL
Gracz w szachy
PL
Katariina II:n käskystä
FI
Le Joueur d'échecs
Le joueur d'échecs
FR
O daimon tis vilnas
GR
O Jogador de Xadrez
PT
O Último Jogo
BR
Scacco alla regina
IT
The Devil Is an Empress
US