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The Chess Player

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Polish heroes are profiled in this historical allegory set during the reign of Catherine II of Russia.

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Mark Bourne DVDJournal.com 04/05/2006
The Chess Player is a striking archeological discovery from the year that bridged the silent and sound eras, and is a fine title for cinephiles easing into the European silents. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/15/2004
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Magnificent visuals. Go to Full Review Lewis Whittington culturevulture.net 08/28/2003
A nonstop visual and aural masterpiece Go to Full Review Andrea Chase Killer Movie Reviews 07/30/2003
4/5
you have to wonder why this treasure of world cinema is not spoken of in the same breath as INTOLERANCE or PANDORA'S BOX Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Raymond Bernard

Director

Edithe Jehanne

Sophie Novinska

Pierre Blanchard

Boleslas Vorowski

Pierre Batcheff

Prince Serge Oblomoff

Charles Dullin

Baron von Kempelen

Camille Bert

Maj. Nicolaieff
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The Chess Player

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Movie Info

Synopsis Polish heroes are profiled in this historical allegory set during the reign of Catherine II of Russia.
Director
Raymond Bernard
Genre
Drama
Runtime
2h 16m