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In 19th century, a disillusioned priest helps a young boy drifter who's a chess wunderkind to move on up in life and social structures using his talent. Years later, he's a success, but game of life and love has higher stakes than chess.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 56
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for comedies, +10 min on the typical 100
typical 100110Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1994
November 19, 1994
32 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
Switzerland
Belgium
France
14 of 14
Pierre RichardAmbroise
Catherine DeneuveMarquise
Denis LavantMax
James WilbyLord Staunton
Hilde HeijnenAnne-Lise
Delphine BibetSuzanne- HBHenri BillenLe Vieux Comté
- RBRonald BrandenburgerOrphelin
- BBBenjamin BricartOrphelin
Harry ClevenLe Dandy- PCPascal CrochetArmand
- ODOlivier Da SilvaOrphelin
- PDPierre De BarquinOrphelin
Yves DegenL'Homme du tripot
Directing · 1
- Yves Hanchar Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Josiane Morand Writer
Production · 5
- Gérard Ruey Executive Producer
- Pascal Judelewicz Producer
- Anne-Dominique Toussaint Producer
- Jacqueline Pierreux Associate Producer
- Jean-Louis Porchet Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Denis Lenoir Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Laurent Uhler Editor
Sound · 2
- Frédéric Devreese Original Music Composer
- Philippe van Leer Foley Artist
Art · 2
- Pierre-François Limbosch Production Design
- Véronique Melery Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Suzanne van Well Costume Design
- Isabelle de Araujo Makeup Artist
- Anne Moralis Wigmaker
- Stella Bertiglia Makeup Artist
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