Colonel Redl (1985)
March 29, 1985
Drama, History
2h 12m


Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl, an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become head of the Secret Police only to become ensnared in political deception.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- István Szabó
- Alfred Redl Klaus Maria Brandauer
- von Roden Hans Christian Blech
- Thronfolger Armin Mueller-Stahl
- Katalin Gudrun Landgrebe
- Christoph Jan Niklas
- Oberst Ruzitska László Mensáros
- Dr. Sonnenschein András Bálint
- Velocchio László Gálffi
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Keywords
- military officer
- treason
- male homosexuality
- austria-hungary