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.
Directed by: | Jean Dréville |
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Written by: | Jean Dréville & Bernard Zimmer & André Doderet & Albert Guyot & Roger Vitrac |
Runtime: | 70 minutes |
Cast:
Françoise Rosay
Catherine II
Conrad Veidt
Le baron de Kempelen
Bernard Lancret
Le prince Serge Oblonsky
Micheline Francey
Sonia Vorowska
Paul Cambo
Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky
Jacques Grétillat
Potemkine
![Françoise Rosay](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/4thdZsgdUAdFvggzlaMI0qCYaGG.jpg)
Catherine II
![Conrad Veidt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/AkRjkTKXIUoPlczpPegaiFeg4lu.jpg)
Le baron de Kempelen
![Bernard Lancret](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/tXuuvYrbmQtKOlIlPhOv7rLgUPC.jpg)
Le prince Serge Oblonsky
![Micheline Francey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/s4meZhAzCbFCQjP5g3t7HfUCpfO.jpg)
Sonia Vorowska
![Paul Cambo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1QOcOYw9wrc7ij8Hb3Wvam8j5x0.jpg)
Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky
![Jacques Grétillat](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/jUkAT7ViqcvBl707AhOcjb11hXf.jpg)
Potemkine
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Also known as:
- The Devil Is an Empress
- The Chess Player