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 |
| Camera | Dilip Bannerji | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Purnendu Bose | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Bansi Chandragupta | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Saba Zaidi | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Art | Kabi Dasgupta | Background Designer |
| Production | Ana Maria De Souza | Administration |
| Camera | Sumantra Ghoshal | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shama Zaidi | Costume Design |
| Production | Trailokya Das | Production Assistant |
| Production | Bolai Addy | Production Assistant |
| Writing | Shama Zaidi | Dialogue |
| Writing | Javed Siddiqui | Dialogue |
| Sound | Narinder Singh | Sound |
| Crew | Birju Maharaj | Choreographer |
| Editing | Kashinath Bose | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Sandip Ray | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Birju Maharaj | Songs |
| Directing | Santi Chatterjee | Assistant Director |
| Production | Anil Choudhury | Production Executive |
| Production | Uma Da Cunha | Publicist |
| Camera | Pablo Bartholomew | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rabab Jaffri | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Art | Zehra Tyabji | Graphic Designer |
| Camera | Anil Ghosh | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Nemai Ghosh | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Sandip Ray | Assistant Director |
| Production | N.B. Sukhwani | Administration |
| Crew | Jagdish Shetty | Administrative Assistant |
| Directing | Javed Siddiqui | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Samir Majumdar | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Ramesh Sen | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Ram Mohan | Animation |
| Art | Joseph St. Anne | Graphic Designer |
| Writing | Satyajit Ray | Dialogue |
| Production | Bhanu Ghosh | Production Manager |
| Art | Ashoke Bose | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sitara Jaffri | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Dulal Dutta | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pradip Bag | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Haru Das | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | J.N. Srivastava | Location Manager |
| Sound | Reba Muhuri | Songs |
| Sound | Mangesh Desai | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Arun Chakravarty | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Dulal Das | Sound Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ananta Das | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Soumendu Roy | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Satyajit Ray | Original Music Composer |
