A Knight in London

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A Knight in London
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German film poster
German Eine Nacht in London
Directed by Lupu Pick
Written by
Produced by Jerome Jackson
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by Michael Powell
Music by Eduard Künneke
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Brothers
Release dates
  • 17 December 1928 (Germany)
  • March 1929 (UK)
Running time
6,750 feet [1]
CountriesGermany
United Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
German/English intertitles

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. It 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]

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References

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