The Chess Player
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For other uses, see Chess player (disambiguation).
For the sound film, see The Chess Player (1938 film).
The Chess Player (French: Le Joueur d'échecs) is a 1927 French silent film directed by Raymond Bernard and based on a novel by Henry Dupuy-Mazuel. It is a historical drama set in the late 18th century during the Russian domination of Polish Lithuania, and elements of the plot are drawn from the story of the chess-playing automaton known as The Turk.
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Directed by | Raymond Bernard |
Written by | Raymond Bernard Jean-José Frappa |
Based on | Le Joueur d'échecs by Henry Dupuy-Mazuel |
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Music by | Henri Rabaud |
Production company | La Société des Films Historiques |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | silent |
Budget | FF 6 million[1] |
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