| The Hessen Affair | |
| Director: | Paul Breuls |
| Producer: | Paul Breuls Catherine Vandeleene |
| Screenplay: | Nicholas Meyer Ronald Roose |
| Music: | Stephen Warbeck |
| Cinematography: | Kees Van Oostrum |
| Editing: | Les Healey |
| Studio: | Corsan |
| Distributor: | Anchor Bay Entertainment Cinematic Vision Eagle Films |
| Runtime: | 113 min |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $20,000,000 |
The Hessen Affair is a 2009 Belgian film noir-style thriller movie, partly filmed in Manitoba, Canada, scripted by Nicholas Meyer and directed by Paul Breuls and starring Billy Zane, Lyne Renee, Noah Segan, and Michael Bowen.[1] [2] The movie was released on DVD as The Hessen Conspiracy.[3]
Immediately after World War II, two American officers (played by Bill Zane and Lyne Renee) are stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, killing time in the fancy Kronberg Castle. They discover there a cache of priceless jewels, formerly owned by Sophie, Princess Christoph of Hesse and the former German Imperial royal family. But when the two lovers try to smuggle the treasure back in the US and sell it, their plans become quickly complicated by military investigators and violent criminals. Now, if they are able to remain faithful to each other, they may become incredibly rich.[4] [5] [6]
The film is based on the theft of the jewels of Hessen-Kassel family in 1946.