Released:
1927-05-17

Overview:
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.

Director:
Raymond Bernard

Runtime:
2h 20min

Genre:
Fantasy, Drama, War

• Cast:
• 
  Pierre Blanchar
  as
  Boleslas Vorowski
• 
  Charles Dullin
  as
  Baron von Kempelen
• 
  Édith Jéhanne
  as
  Sophie Novinska
• 
  Camille Bert
  as
  Maj. Nicolaieff
• 
  Pierre Batcheff
  as
  Prince Serge Oblomoff