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Knight Without Armor

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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.

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MFB Critics Monthly Film Bulletin 02/05/2018
The direction of individual scenes is good, sometimes excellent, but the film as a whole is formless. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/19/2009
B
A big-budget sumptuous love-on-the-run adventure story, with the chaotic Russian revolution of 1917 in the background. Go to Full Review
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linda b 06/18/2018 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. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 01/19/2018 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. See more andy f 06/22/2013 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. See more 03/31/2013 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. See more 09/08/2012 awesome melodrama whose cast is the fuel that makes this go See more 06/24/2011 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. See more Read all reviews
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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
Producer
Alexander Korda
Screenwriter
Lajos BirĂ³
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
London Film Production
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 23, 1937, Original
Runtime
1h 47m