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Feature film — 2017

The Exception (2017)

6.91h 47mWar — Drama — Romance

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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A high-signal pick with 484 votes.

Egoli Tossell KLK / Ostar Productions / uMedia / Egoli Tossell Film

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Director: David Leveaux

On screen

Cast & crew

Lily James as Mieke de Jong

Lily James

Mieke de Jong

Jai Courtney as Capt Stefan Brandt

Jai Courtney

Capt Stefan Brandt

Eddie Marsan as Heinrich Himmler

Eddie Marsan

Heinrich Himmler

Christopher Plummer as Kaiser Wilhelm II

Christopher Plummer

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Janet McTeer as Princess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz

Janet McTeer

Princess Hermine 'Hermo' Reuss of Greiz

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Daisy Boulton

Secretary

Ben Daniels as Col Sigurd von Ilsemann

Ben Daniels

Col Sigurd von Ilsemann

Stéphane Auberghen as Frau Linnenkamp

Stéphane Auberghen

Frau Linnenkamp

A

Aubeline Barbieux

Beatrix

L

Loïs van Wijk

Little Girl

K

Karin Leclercq

Widow in Hotel

Anton Lesser as General Falkenberg

Anton Lesser

General Falkenberg

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