One duty. One desire. One decision.
Nothing is as it seems in this riveting World War 2 thriller as a wary soldier goes to investigate a mysterious German monarch at his secluded mansion, leading him into a web of deceit and a dangerous love affair with a local Jewish woman.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and intimate.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Lily JamesMieke de Jong
- Jai CourtneyCapt Stefan Brandt
- Eddie MarsanHeinrich Himmler
- Christopher PlummerKaiser Wilhelm II
- Janet McTeerPrincess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz
- Daisy BoultonSecretary
- Ben DanielsCol Sigurd von Ilsemann
- Stéphane AuberghenFrau Linnenkamp
- Aubeline BarbieuxBeatrix
- Loïs van WijkLittle Girl
Crew
- David LeveauxDirector
- Simon BurkeScreenplay
- Alan JuddNovel
- Roman OsinDirector of Photography
- Ilan EshkeriOriginal Music Composer
- Nicolas GasterEditor
- Lou PittProducer
- Judy TossellProducer
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