Knight Without Armour
Seen it?1937 | 100 min | History, Drama, Adventure, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among anyone in the mood for a love story and adventure lovers, this one's for you. Best on a quiet night when you're in the mood to feel something. Liked Reds or The Way Back? This is a good next one.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Character-first and patient, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1937: an older pace and style.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
In the last days of Czarist Russia, Russian-speaking Briton A.J. Fothergill is enlisted by his government to go undercover as Bolshevik radical Peter Ouranoff in an attempt to gain access to the revolutionaries' inner circle. Tasked with accompanying lovely aristocrat Alexandra Vladinoff from Moscow to Petrograd to be tried for crimes against the proletariat, Peter attempts to spirit her out of the war-torn country.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jacques Feyder
- Marlene DietrichCountess Alexandra Vladinoff
- Robert DonatAinsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
- Irene VanbrughDuchess of Zorin
- Herbert LomasGeneral Gregor Vladinoff
- Austin TrevorCol. Adraxine
- Basil GillAxelstein
- David TreeAlexis Maronin
- John ClementsPoushkoff
- Frederick CulleyStanfield
- Laurence HanrayForrester