
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.... (Full plot summary below)
Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!
Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.
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.
Leave your thoughts about Knight Without Armour.
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA big-budget sumptuous love-on-the-run adventure story, with the chaotic Russian revolution of 1917 in the background. |
| Monthly Film BulletinMFB CriticsThe direction of individual scenes is good, sometimes excellent, but the film as a whole is formless. |
| User ReviewBill M"Knight Without Armour" is a superb blend of many fine talents. The film marks the first score by Miklos Rosza which is as rousingly excellent as any he composed for later, better known films ("Spellbound" or "Ben-Hur," for example). Director Jacques Feyder was better known for his work in French silent films, and producer Alexander Korda (who later oversaw the 1939 landmark film "The Four Feathers" as well as the classic "Thief of Bagdad" in 1940). Robert Donat stars as an Englishman posing as a Russian during the Revolution. After his return from exile in Siberia for several years, the story really begins where he falls in with a countess (Marlene Dietrich, uncharacteristically sweet and vulnerable, yet quite glamourous and feminine) as they are caught between rival Red and White factions whilst trying to flee the country. Hay Petrie has a memorable bit as a railway conductor who is not what he appears to be. John Clements is particularly fine as a sincere, sensitive young man who becomes an unlikely ally to Donat and Dietrich, lovers on the run. Some of the opening sequences are a bit choppy, but once the 'meat' of the story begins it is moody, suspenseful, romantic, and genuinely moving. A forgotten gem. |
| User ReviewStella Drobert donat is in deep cover with russian revolutionaries and winds up in siberia. after two years he's released and made assistant to a commissar in the new soviet government. one of his first assignments is to accompany the beautiful countess alexandra to petrograd to stand trial. instead he tries to help her escape. full of romance and espionage; a terrific adventure story! a bit anti-communist but all in the service of making la dietrich look like a goddess ;) |
| User ReviewSausages MSurprisingly 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. |
| User ReviewGreg Wawesome melodrama whose cast is the fuel that makes this go |
| User ReviewMarilee AA 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. |
| User ReviewAndy FLavish 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. |
| User ReviewGregory Wgoood stuff 6/24/2011 rewatch amazing cast in this melodrama about yep u got it-the russian revolution. |
| User ReviewAshley HKnight 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. |