The Hessen Affair

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. The movie was released on DVD as The Hessen Conspiracy.

Plot
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.

The film is based on the theft of the jewels of Hessen-Kassel family in 1946.

Cast

 * Billy Zane as Jack Durant
 * Lyne Renée as Lt. Kathleen Nash
 * Michael Bowen as Ben Cassidy
 * Noah Segan as Lt. David Pallard
 * Mireille Leveque as Sophie, Princess Christoph of Hesse
 * Rudolph Segers as Sgt. Roy Tarlton