The Prussian Lieutenant

During the course of the German Russian occupation of Paris 1814, a young Prussian lieutenant, Hugo von Löwenklau comes to the rescue of a young Parisian woman, Margot Richmonte. He becomes engaged with her calculating and oppotunistic stepbrother, Captain Richmonte. The captain is determined in marriyng her off to his aquantance, a rich Baron, all in an effort to extricate himself from his mounting gambling debts. The Baron and the Captain are not about to let Löwenklau whisk the young Mademoiselle away. They will stop at nothing to rid themselves of the young officer, even murder. They concoct a daring plot which put Löwenklau into contention with the famous Corsican Napoleon Bonaparte. Faced with the viles of the relentless Captain and pursued by a spurned Emporer, Löwenklau has to rely on his wits to stay alive - and keep Margot out of the clutches of the two villains. Overwhelmed and outnumbered, Hugo struggles to stay ahead of them while maintaining his honor and integrity.