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KNIGHT WITHOUT ARMOUR – Miklós Rózsa
GREATEST SCORES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Original Review by Craig Lysy
Director Alexander Korda saw opportunity with the 1933 novel “Knight Without Armour” by James Hilton. He believed its tale of romance, intrigue and espionage during the tumult of the Russian Revolution would translate well to the big screen. His London Film Productions company would finance the film and he would oversee production with a $350,000 budget. Jaques Feder was tasked with directing, and Lajos Bíró and Frances Marion were hired to write the screenplay. A fine cast was hired, including Marlene Dietrich as Alexandra Adraxine, Robert Donat as A. J. Fothergill/Peter Ouranov, Irene Vanbrugh as Duchess, Basil Gil as Axelstein, and John Clements as Poushkoff. Read more…
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