A Knight in London (German: Eine Nacht in London) is a 1928 British-German silent drama film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Lilian Harvey, Ivy Duke and Robin Irvine. A sound version was released in 1930. While the sound version has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The film was one of a significant number of co-productions between the two countries in the late 1920s. The film's direction and the cinematography by Karl Freund were widely praised.[2]

A Knight in London
German film poster
GermanEine Nacht in London
Directed byLupu Pick
Written by
Produced byJerome Jackson
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byMichael Powell
Music byEduard Künneke
Production
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Distributed byWarner Brothers
Release dates
  • 17 December 1928 (1928-12-17) (Germany)
  • March 1929 (1929-03) (UK)
Running time
6,750 feet[1]
CountriesGermany
United Kingdom
LanguagesSilent Version
Sound Version (Synchronized)
German/English Intertitles

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References

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  1. ^ Low, Rachel (1997). The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge. p. 393.
  2. ^ Low, p. 195.
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