Adolph Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany on Jan. 30, 1933. The Nazi party took control of the Reichstag (German Parliament) in the electoral process, but current Prime Minister Von Hindenburg refused to vacate the office.
Hitler, hanging on to a tenuous grasp of power, has another problem. The revered Kaiser Frederick Von Wilhelm is still living. Although the Kaiser is powerless, much like the King of England, he is very popular.
Joseph Goebbels places the Kaiser in a quiet country estate, and gives the responsibility for the Kaiser’s wellbeing to a lowly captain who has just recovered from wounds suffered in the Polish invasion.
A house maid provides romantic interludes with the captain. She also is able to garner information such as to troop movements and has a short wave radio in the adjacent forest.
Great casting and a believable story are the right combination that makes “The Exception” worth seeing. The film currently is showing at The Rialto in The Villages. It gets a B-plus rating.
Jack Petro reviews movies for Villages-News.com