The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Roger VitracWriter
- Albert GuyotWriter
- Jean DrévilleDirector
- Jean DrévilleWriter
- Bernard ZimmerWriter
- André DoderetWriter
- Jean LenoirOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Françoise RosayCatherine II
- Conrad VeidtLe baron de Kempelen
- Bernard LancretLe prince Serge Oblonsky
- Micheline FranceySonia Vorowska
- Paul CamboLe prince Boleslas Vorowsky
- Jacques GrétillatPotemkine
- Jean TémersonStanislas
- Edmonde GuyWanda Zalewska
- DelphinCast
- Manuel GaryCast
- Gaston ModotCast
Themes
chess