The Chess Player (Le joueur d'échecs) 96 years old

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.

Credits

The Chess Player Cast

Name Character
Armand Bernard He was 34, 75 years old when he died as Roubenko
Albert Préjean He was 33, 86 years old when he died
Édith Jéhanne She was 27, now 124 years old as Sophie Novinska
Camille Bert He was 46, 89 years old when he died as Maj. Nicolaieff
Pierre Blanchar He was 34, 71 years old when he died as Boleslas Vorowski
Fridette Fatton as Pola
Charles Dullin He was 42, 64 years old when he died as Baron von Kempelen
Pierre Batcheff He was 25, 30 years old when he died as Prince Serge Oblomoff

The Chess Player Crew

Name Department
Raymond Bernard as Director. He was 35 (86) years old when He died Directing
Raymond Bernard as Writer. He was 35 (86) years old when He died Writing
Henry Dupuy-Mazuel as Screenplay. He was 42 (76) years old when He died Writing
Henry Dupuy-Mazuel as Novel. He was 42 (76) years old when He died Writing
The Chess Player poster
The Chess Player (96 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, May 17, 1927
  • Runtime: 135 minutes