The Chess Player () is a 1938 French historical drama film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Françoise Rosay, Conrad Veidt and Bernard Lancret. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film The Chess Player, itself based on the 1926 novel of the same title by Henry Dupuy-Mazuel. The film takes place in Vilnius during the reign of Catherine the Great.
It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Aguettand and Marcel Magniez. It was released by Compagnie Française Cinématographique in France and Columbia Pictures in the United States
Cast
Françoise Rosay as Catherine II
Conrad Veidt as Le baron de Kempelen
Bernard Lancret as Le prince Serge Oblonsky
Micheline Francey as Sonia Vorowska
Paul Cambo as Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky
Jacques Grétillat as Potemkine
Jean Témerson as Stanislas, le roi de Pologne
Edmonde Guy as Wanda Zalewska, la danseuse
Gaston Modot as Major Nicolaieff
References
Bibliography
Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.