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Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 470 ratings · 2 Jun 2017 · English · 1h 47m · Released
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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