Based on the novel by Hermann Sudermann, the film tells the tale of a Prussian count whose father forced a servant girl to lead French troops into the rear of the Prussian army, facilitating Napoleon's victory.
Seen as the descendant of a traitor by the townspeople, he is ill treated and rejected, much like the servant girl, who is still around and rather fetching.

Based on the novel by Hermann Sudermann, the film tells the tale of a Prussian count whose father forced a servant girl to lead French troops into the rear of the Prussian army, facilitating Napoleon's victory.
Seen as the descendant of a traitor by the townspeople, he is ill treated and rejected, much like the servant girl, who is still around and rather fetching.