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The Chess Player

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The Chess Player (1927)

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Runtime: 2 hrs 13 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: The fate of Poland is to be determined by a chess game in this gripping drama set in 1776. A nobleman wounded in battle must enter the battle of wits against an evil Baron, and with an entire... The fate of Poland is to be determined by a chess game in this gripping drama set in 1776. A nobleman wounded in battle must enter the battle of wits against an evil Baron, and with an entire countries independence at risk, the stakes are high! [More]

Starring: Pierre Blanchar, Edith Jehanne, Pierre Batcheff

Starring: Pierre Blanchar, Edith Jehanne, Pierre Batcheff

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Jul 29, 2003

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  • This powerful drama of patriotism, betrayal and suspense combines gorgeous decors and thousands of extras. In 1776 Poland, nobleman Boleslas Vorowski heads a secret liberation movement against Russia and learns his childhood sweetheart, Sophie, loves his friend, a Russian officer. When Vorowsky is wounded in battle, his mentor, the inventor Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen, constructs a marvelous chess-playing automaton which, when summoned by Catherine the Great, holds the fate of Polish independence by a single, suspenseful chess game. Like Abel Gance's Napoleon, director Raymond Bernard "Demands a veritable ovation: the cavalry charge reaches heights never before reached in film. So magnificent... So splendid!" - Cinemagazine
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    Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
    07/22/06
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
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    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.

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    03/25/06
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    Magnificent visuals.

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    12/30/03
    John G. Nettles
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    A nonstop visual and aural masterpiece

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    08/28/03
    Lewis Whittington
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    you have to wonder why this treasure of world cinema is not spoken of in the same breath as INTOLERANCE or PANDORA'S BOX

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    07/30/03
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