Just prior to World War I, the Kaiser sends Baron von Zeller to inform Emperor Franz Josef of Austria that he is ready to declare war on France. Sensing the impending crisis, the French War Office dispatches secret agent René de Bornay to investigate the situation, and upon his arrival, he cultivates the friendship of Franz Josef's mistress, the Countess Griselda von Arenburg.
as Countess Griselda von Arenburg
as Eliska
as René de Bornay
as Baron von Zeller
as Archduke Franz Ferdinand
as Danilo
as The Kaiser
as Emperor Franz Josef