he stars in the new film "the , exception" as kaiser wilhelm ii. adaptation of novel thater's last kiss" follows the kaiser's visit to never -- the netherlands during world war ii. >> you have beautiful hands. they are quite unused to physical labor? >> war changes everything. >> the kaiser relates of great symbolic importance to the german people. >> you will speak only when spoken to in all discussion of politics is for bidden. >> you are to take immediate command of the military guard. british secret service have an agent in the area. >> if anything happens to him , captain, you will be shocked -- shot. >> captain, there is a british spy after me. an, i wase is steph wondering what your was -- what's your's was. >> take your clothes off. >> the female staff are not to be interfered with. >> the old man is getting a visit tomorrow. >> it seems we are to go back to berlin. >> can that be true? you are to be king again? >> i'm jewish. >> i don't care. there was another transmission last night. >> the ss murdered my father. >> i think we should keep

as a betrayal of kaiser wilhelm? >> well there is a lot of leer, you're absolutely right, in kaiser wilhelm. eval ud his medals more than he does his kingdom. and he really is-- leer was just a forked animal, as shakespeare calls him. he didn't realize that, that saul he was. once you brush all the honors away from someone, are you just a forked animal. i love that phrase. and indeed it applies to kaiser wilhelm. >> rose: a forked animal, meaning. >> well, is he just an animal on the spit. >> rose: right. >> and leer was a good thing, to indeed think about. but also i had great fun with kaiser. i mean he was a wonderful strutter. and imagine firing business mark just at a time when europe absolutely needed that, that extraordinary. >> rose: yeah. >> he got more publicity. >> i mean henry kissinger had written books about business mark and looked, you know, at the diplomatic skills he had. >> what a great extraordinary man he was. so when you approached these, why did you take this role? >> because first of all, i lov

. >> christopher plummer is an award-winning actor, stars in the film the exception as kaiser wilhelmcond. of noveladaptation that follows the kaiser to the netherlands. >> you have beautiful hands. we are quite -- they are quite unused to physical labor? >> the kaiser relates of great symbolic importance to the german people. >> you only speak when spoken to. >> you are to take immediate command of the military guard. british secret service have an agent in the area. if anything happens to him you will be shocked. >> there is a british spy after me. >> i was wondering what your name was. take your clothes off. >> the female staff are not to be interfered with. the old man is getting a visit tomorrow. >> it seems we are to go back to berlin. >> you are to be king again? .> i'm jewish >> i don't care. >> there was another transmission last night. >> the ss murdered my father. >> i will protect you. >> are you serious? >> be careful, nobody is safe. >> greater than his country. >> marry me. today. >> he's going to turn you over to the gestapo. >> trust me. pleased to have christopher pl

as a portrayal of kaiser wilhelm? >> there is a lot of lear in kaiser wilhelm.s his medals more than his kingdom. he was just a forked animal. once you brush all the animals -- brush all the honors away you are a forked animal. he is an animal on a spit. lear was a good thing. also i had great fun. and imagine firing bismarck when europe absolutely needed that. >> when you approach these, why did you take this role? chris for: you don't often get it on the screen. it's a wonderfully theatrical character. i don't know who has played the kaiser. perhaps some german act or has done it on the box. i have to grab this. nobody else has done it. maybe it's my turn. >> because we don't know any thing about him at the time he was exiled on or not very little, everybody melts a little bit. i concentrated on that, making him become more sensitive. his wife laid absolutely wonderfully. in this business, she is extraordinary. if she is talking to me. that's right. >> my grandfather was an army officer. he was killed just before i was born. >> and your mother, that sure mothe

as a portrayal of kaiser wilhelm? christopher: there is a lot of lear in kaiser wilhelm.is medals more than his kingdom. lear was just a forked animal. calls him.are once you brush all the honors away, you are a forked animal. i love that phrase. it applies to kaiser with them. he is an animal on a spit. lear was a good thing. about that. think also, i had great fun. and imagine firing bismarck when europe absolutely needed that. charlie: when you approach these, why did you take this role? christopher: first of all, i love good writing. he was very good. you don't often get it on the screen, as we all know. it's a wonderfully theatrical character. it was something i had never done before. i don't know who has played the kaiser. perhaps some german actor has done it on the box. i thought, i have got to grab this. nobody else has done it. maybe it's my turn. charlie: your turn to define him. christopher: because we don't know anything about him at the time he was exiled on or not very little, everybody melts a little bit. i concentrated on that, making him become more sens

rose: we conclude with christopher plummer, his newest film is called the exception, he plays kaiser wilhelm>> because we don't know anything about him from the time he was exiled on, or very little, he must have mellowed, everybody mellows a