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Knight Without Armor (1937)
Knight Without Armour (original title)

107 min  -  Adventure | Drama | History  -   23 July 1937 (USA)
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After two years as a Czarist British agent posing as a Russian Commissar, he rescues a Russian countess from her Bolshevik captors.

Director:

Jacques Feyder

Writers:

James Hilton (novel), Frances Marion (adaptation), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marlene Dietrich ...
Countess Alexandra Vladinoff
Robert Donat ...
Ainsley J. Fothergill aka Peter Ouronov
Irene Vanbrugh Irene Vanbrugh ...
Duchess of Zorin
Herbert Lomas Herbert Lomas ...
General Gregor Vladinoff
Austin Trevor Austin Trevor ...
Colonel Adraxine
Basil Gill Basil Gill ...
Axelstein
David Tree David Tree ...
Alexis Maronin
John Clements John Clements ...
Poushkoff
Frederick Culley Frederick Culley ...
Stanfield
Laurence Hanray Laurence Hanray ...
Forrester
Dorice Fordred Dorice Fordred ...
The Maid
Franklin Kelsey Franklin Kelsey ...
Tomsky
Laurence Baskcomb Laurence Baskcomb ...
Commissar (as Lawrence Baskcomb)
Hay Petrie Hay Petrie ...
Station Master
Miles Malleson Miles Malleson ...
Drunken Red Commissar (as Miles Malieson)
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Storyline

Because he can pass as a Russian, A.J. Fothergill is recruited to spy on the revolutionary movement in Russia in 1913. He becomes imprisoned in Siberia, as a revolutionary, until the 1917 uprisings. Amid the turmoil of the civil war between the red and white armies, he tries to flee Russia along with the beautiful Countess Alexandra. Written by Will Gilbert  

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Plot Keywords:

Countess | Russia | Siberia | Rescue | Bolshevik  | See more »

Taglines:

The woman of flame -- the man of steel -- together !

Genres:

Adventure | Drama | History | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Russian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Cavaleiro Sem Armas See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

London Film Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | West Germany:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

During the shooting Robert Donat had a severe attack of asthma and the film was delayed for almost a month. The producers wanted to replace him but Marlene Dietrich refused. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Peter Ouronov buries Alexandra in the fallen leaves, Alexandra is facing up. When he returns, she comes out from the leaves facing down. See more »

Quotes

Countess Alexandra Vladinoff: [Asking about a bribe] And all he wanted was your wristwatch?
Ainsley J. Fothergill aka Peter Ouronov: [Rhetorically] Well, what use is a wristwatch when trains are to be a week late?
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Connections

Featured in Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Alexandra's Song"
Music by Miklós Rózsa See more »