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.
Unfortunately the movie The Chess Player is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Jean Dréville | Director |
Writing | André Doderet | Writer |
Writing | Jean Dréville | Writer |
Writing | Albert Guyot | Writer |
Writing | Roger Vitrac | Writer |
Writing | Bernard Zimmer | Writer |
Production | Antoine de Rouvre | Producer |
Production | Jacques Schwob-d'Héricourt | Producer |
Editing | Raymond Leboursier | Editor |
Art | Marcel Magniez | Production Design |
Art | Lucien Aguettand | Art Direction |
Costume & Make-Up | Georges K. Benda | Costume Design |
Camera | René Gaveau | Director of Photography |
Camera | André Thomas | Director of Photography |
Sound | Jean Lenoir | Original Music Composer |
Writing | Henry Dupuy-Mazuel | Novel |