In the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British intend to control this rich land and send General Outram to clear way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either — noblemen Mir and Mirza ignore all duties and spend their days playing endless games of chess. Based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2010.
Unfortunately the movie The Chess Players is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Satyajit Ray | Director |
| Writing | Munshi Premchand | Short Story |
| Writing | Satyajit Ray | Screenplay |
| Production | Suresh Jindal | Producer |
| Writing | Munshi Premchand | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sitara Jaffri | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Dilip Bannerji | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Dulal Das | Sound Assistant |
| Art | Zehra Tyabji | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Samir Majumdar | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Ashoke Bose | Assistant Art Director |
| Directing | Sandip Ray | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jagdish Shetty | Administrative Assistant |
| Camera | Sumantra Ghoshal | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Birju Maharaj | Songs |
| Camera | Anil Ghosh | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Arun Chakravarty | Sound Assistant |
| Camera | Purnendu Bose | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Kabi Dasgupta | Background Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Saba Zaidi | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Directing | Javed Siddiqui | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Sandip Ray | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Pablo Bartholomew | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rabab Jaffri | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Art | Joseph St. Anne | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Reba Muhuri | Songs |
| Sound | Narinder Singh | Sound |
| Production | Ana Maria De Souza | Administration |
| Art | Bansi Chandragupta | Art Direction |
| Production | Uma Da Cunha | Publicist |
| Production | Bolai Addy | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shama Zaidi | Costume Design |
| Production | Trailokya Das | Production Assistant |
| Writing | Satyajit Ray | Dialogue |
| Writing | Shama Zaidi | Dialogue |
| Writing | Javed Siddiqui | Dialogue |
| Directing | Santi Chatterjee | Assistant Director |
| Production | Anil Choudhury | Production Executive |
| Camera | Nemai Ghosh | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ananta Das | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Haru Das | Wardrobe Master |
| Directing | Ramesh Sen | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Ram Mohan | Animation |
| Production | N.B. Sukhwani | Administration |
| Sound | Mangesh Desai | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Kashinath Bose | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pradip Bag | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Bhanu Ghosh | Production Manager |
| Production | J.N. Srivastava | Location Manager |
| Editing | Dulal Dutta | Editor |
| Crew | Birju Maharaj | Choreographer |
| Sound | Satyajit Ray | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Soumendu Roy | Director of Photography |
