---
title: 'The Chess Player (1927)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Raymond Bernard'
released: '1927-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 135
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-chess-player-1927'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018045/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Chess Player (1927)

1927 · 135 min · Drama, War, History · France

Original title: Le joueur d’echecs

## Synopsis

The Chess Player is a 1927 French silent film directed by Raymond Bernard and based on a novel by Henry Dupuy-Mazuel. It is a historical drama set in the late 18th century during the Russian domination of Polish Lithuania, and elements of the plot are drawn from the story of the chess-playing automaton known as The Turk.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Raymond Bernard](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-bernard)
- **Screenplay:** [Raymond Bernard](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-bernard)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Henri Rabaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-rabaud)
- **Director of Photography:** [Georges Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-meyer), [Marc Bujard](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-bujard)

## Cast

- [Armand Bernard](https://cinepixo.com/people/armand-bernard)
- [Pierre Blanchar](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-blanchar)
- [Édith Jéhanne](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-jehanne)
- [Camille Bert](https://cinepixo.com/people/camille-bert)
- [Charles Dullin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-dullin)
- [Pierre Batcheff](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-batcheff)

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