Knights of the Teutonic Order
★ 7.2 · 1960 · 166m · Adventure · Drama · History · War
A tale of a young impoverished nobleman, who with his uncle returns from a war against the order of the Teutonic Knights in Lithuania. He falls in love with a beautiful woman and pledges an oath to bring her "three trophies" from the Teutonic Knights.
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