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The Chess Player
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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama, History
Written By:Roger Vitrac, Albert Guyot, Jean Dréville, Bernard Zimmer, André Doderet
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Runtime:70 minutes
Studio:Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)
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