Knight Without Armour
Knight Without Armour (styled as Knight Without Armor in some releases) is a 1937 British historical drama film starring Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat. It was directed by Jacques Feyder and produced by Alexander Korda from a screenplay by Lajos Bíró adapted by Frances Marion from the 1933 novel by James Hilton. The novel was published in the United States as Without Armour. The music score was by Miklós Rózsa, his first for a motion picture, using additional music by Tchaikovsky.
Plot
Englishman A. J. Fothergill (Robert Donat) is recruited by Colonel Forrester (Laurence Hanray) to spy on Russia for the British government because he can speak the language fluently. As "Peter Ouranoff", he infiltrates a revolutionary group led by Axelstein (Basil Gill). The radicals try to blow up General Gregor Vladinoff (Herbert Lomas), the father of Alexandra (Marlene Dietrich). When the attempt fails, the would-be assassin is shot, but manages to reach Peter's apartment, where he dies. For his inadvertent involvement, Peter is sent to Siberia.
More details
author | Frances Marion James Hilton Lajos Bíró |
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contentLocation | London |
director | Jacques Feyder |
editor | Francis D. Lyon |
genre | drama historical |
keywords | arrest basil gill bolshevik british government bucharest civil war cry herbert lomas kiss laurence hanray life and death meet move railway station red army red cross russian civil war samara siberia volga river white army white movement world war i wound |
musicBy | Miklós Rózsa |
producer | Alexander Korda |
productionCompany | London Film Productions |
publisher | United Artists |
theme | war |