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      Knight Without Armor

      Released Jul 23, 1937 1h 47m Drama List
      Reviews 51% Audience Score 100+ Ratings In the last days of Czarist Russia, Russian-speaking Briton A.J. Fothergill (Robert Donat) is enlisted by his government to go undercover as Bolshevik radical Peter Ouranoff in an attempt to gain access to the revolutionaries' inner circle. Given the task of accompanying beautiful aristocrat Alexandra Vladinoff (Marlene Dietrich) from Moscow to Petrograd to be tried for crimes against the proletariat, Peter becomes her lover and attempts to spirit her out of the war-torn country. Read More Read Less

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      MFB Critics Monthly Film Bulletin The direction of individual scenes is good, sometimes excellent, but the film as a whole is formless. Feb 5, 2018 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A big-budget sumptuous love-on-the-run adventure story, with the chaotic Russian revolution of 1917 in the background. Rated: B Apr 19, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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      linda b A fluff movie that goes nowhere, confusing as to who is the good guy or the bad guy, cannot figure out where they are going and why. A continual showcase for closeups of Dietrich. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review ashley h Knight Without Armour is a pretty good film. It is a Czarist British agent who rescues a Russian countess from her Bolshevik captors. Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat give decent performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Jacques Feyder did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the adventure and drama. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review andy f Lavish melodrama set before and during the Russian Revolution. It's a little twee but the spectacular cinematography and the performances of Donat and Dietrich more than make up for it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Surprisingly interesting, and entertaining old film presenting a drama of action, adventure and intrigue during the events up to and during the Russian Revolution. I particularly found the portrayal of the internal struggle between the Whites and the Reds very convincing, and the whole film is very well put together with some interesting visual directorial and cinematographic touches. Dietrich is very good as the heroine with a few more balls than you'd expect, but the film belongs to Robert Donat, all things considered. He really is very good in it. This is a very entertaining historical drama with characters you will care about, no worse off for its age. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member awesome melodrama whose cast is the fuel that makes this go Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A Riches to Rags Story for a Russian Countess During the Russian Revolution.Filmed on a Grand Scale, Beautifully Stunning Cinematography.Her Palace & Wardrobe were so Elegant, till she had to flee.They striped her of everything, her only crime being a Widow & a Countess., but being a Lovely Person, even her former Servants didn't give her over to be put before the firing squad..This Film shows the Hardship that the Russian People endured during the Revolution.A very strong story & worthwhile Film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In the last days of Czarist Russia, Russian-speaking Briton A.J. Fothergill (Robert Donat) is enlisted by his government to go undercover as Bolshevik radical Peter Ouranoff in an attempt to gain access to the revolutionaries' inner circle. Given the task of accompanying beautiful aristocrat Alexandra Vladinoff (Marlene Dietrich) from Moscow to Petrograd to be tried for crimes against the proletariat, Peter becomes her lover and attempts to spirit her out of the war-torn country.
      Director
      Jacques Feyder
      Screenwriter
      Lajos Biró
      Distributor
      United Artists
      Production Co
      London Film Production
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 23, 1937, Original
      Runtime
      1h 47m