Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Jean Dréville Director
- Françoise Rosay as Catherine II
- Conrad Veidt as Le baron de Kempelen
- Bernard Lancret as Le prince Serge Oblonsky
- Micheline Francey as Sonia Vorowska
- Paul Cambo as Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky
- Lili Raynova as Le prince Boleslas Vorowsky
- Jacques Grétillat as Potemkine
- Jean Témerson as Stanislas
- Edmonde Guy as Wanda Zalewska
- Delphin Cast
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