---
title: 'The Chess Player (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean Dréville'
released: '1938-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-chess-player-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030292/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Chess Player (1938)

1938 · Drama · France

Original title: Le Joueur d'échecs

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean Dréville](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-dreville)
- **Screenplay:** [Roger Vitrac](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-vitrac)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jean Lenoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-lenoir)
- **Director of Photography:** [René Gaveau](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-gaveau)
- **Editor:** [Raymond Leboursier](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-leboursier)

## Cast

- [Jacques Grétillat](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-gretillat)
- [Gaston Modot](https://cinepixo.com/people/gaston-modot)
- [Paul Cambo](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-cambo)
- [Bernard Lancret](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-lancret)
- [Delphin](https://cinepixo.com/people/delphin)
- [Françoise Rosay](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-rosay)
- [Conrad Veidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-veidt)
- [Jean Témerson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-temerson)
- [Micheline Francey](https://cinepixo.com/people/micheline-francey)

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