Colonel Redl

1985 · 2h 32m

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.

Directed by István Szabó

Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Alfred Redl

Hans Christian Blech

von Roden

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Thronfolger

Gudrun Landgrebe

Katalin

Jan Niklas

Christoph