His Excellency

His Excellency

1944 · 101 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

Celebrated elderly Austrian poet opposes nazism, while his daughter admires and falls in love with leading nazi activist, who eventually becomes concentration camp commander with his father-in-law as prisoner.

Directed by Hasse Ekman · Written by Bertil Malmberg

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