Summary: Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl (Brandauer), an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become head of the Secret Police only to become ensnared in political deception. (imdb)

AKA: Oberst Redl

Genre: Drama

Country: Austria, Hungary, West Germany

Directed By: István Szabó

Written By: John Osborne, Péter Dobai

Starring: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Hans Christian Blech, László Mensáros, Gudrun Landgrebe, Jan Niklas

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