Boleslas Vorowski (played by Pierre Blanchar) is a protagonist in The Chess Player.
Boleslas Vorowski is a young Polish patriot wounded during an unsuccessful uprising against Russian forces in Vilnius. Sheltered by Baron von Kempelen, he is concealed inside The Turk and secretly operates the chess-playing automaton while trying to reach Germany and escape with his lover Sophie Novinska. Baron von Kempelen (played by Charles Dullin) appears in The Chess Player.
Baron von Kempelen is an inventor of lifelike automata who protects the wounded Boleslas Vorowski and devises a way to smuggle him to Germany inside The Turk. Later, during a masked ball, he takes Vorowski’s place inside the machine so that Vorowski can escape with Sophie Novinska.
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Characters
Boleslas Vorowski
(played by Pierre Blanchar) — protagonist
Boleslas Vorowski is a young Polish patriot wounded during an unsuccessful uprising against Russian forces in Vilnius. Sheltered by Baron von Kempelen, he is concealed inside The Turk and secretly ope...
Baron von Kempelen
(played by Charles Dullin) — supporting
Baron von Kempelen is an inventor of lifelike automata who protects the wounded Boleslas Vorowski and devises a way to smuggle him to Germany inside The Turk. Later, during a masked ball, he takes Vor...
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Baron von Kempelen → Boleslas Vorowski
(Alliance Protector)
After Boleslas is wounded in the uprising, Baron von Kempelen shelters him from the Russian authorities.
Story Analysis
A wounded Polish patriot and an ingenious inventor use a chess automaton to evade Russian persecution and secure an escape.
Plot Progression
Wounded Patriot
The Hidden Chessman
Imperial Peril
Masks And Substitution
Mechanical Defense
Directed by Raymond Bernard
The Chess Player (1927) · 6.8/10 · drama, fantasy, war
