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The Chess Player (1927)

  
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Surreal French epic about an 18th-century Polish nobleman who starts a liberation movement against Russia. On the run after being wounded in battle, the revolutionary is helped by an inventor who disguises him as a chess-playing mechanical man. Soon, the fate of Polish independence hinges on a chess match between the "robot" and Catherine the Great. Pierre Blanchar, Charles Dullin star. 140 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Dolby Digital stereo music score. Silent with music score.
 
SKU: D47032
$19.99
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Category:
Silents
Director:
Raymond Bernard
Rated:
NR
Color:
Black & White / Color
Format: 
DVD Fullscreen
Closed Captioned:
 No
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