The Exception
2016 · Movie · R · 107 min · ★ 6.9
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.
Based on The Kaiser's Last Kiss
Also known as The Kaiser's Last Kiss
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2017-06-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 107 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (468 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- nazi
- world war i
- resistance
- spy
- investigation
- love
- holland
Cast & crew
Lily James
as Mieke de Jong
Jai Courtney
as Capt Stefan Brandt
Eddie Marsan
as Heinrich Himmler
Christopher Plummer
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
Janet McTeer
as Princess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz
- DB
Daisy Boulton
as Secretary
Ben Daniels
as Col Sigurd von Ilsemann
Stéphane Auberghen
as Frau Linnenkamp
- AB
Aubeline Barbieux
as Beatrix
- LW
Loïs van Wijk
as Little Girl
Directed by David Leveaux