The Chess Player (1927)
• May 17th, 1927 • 2h 20min
Fantasy, Drama, War
Overview
In 1776, an inventor conceals a Polish nobleman in his chess-playing automaton, a machine whose fame leads it to the court of the Russian empress.
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