A toymaker in Poland specializes in building lifesize mechanical men. He builds a chess-playing "automaton" to hide a pretty young Polish activist who is being hunted by occupying Russian forces.
Potemkine
The original title is "Le Joueur d'échecs" (FR).
The runtime is 70 minutes (1h 10m).
The film was directed by Jean Dréville.
The screenplay was written by Roger Vitrac and Albert Guyot.
The score was composed by Jean Lenoir.
Cinematography was handled by René Gaveau.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0030292.
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Le Joueur d'échecs
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France
