The read
It runs long at 2h 32m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
55 audience votes
Key crew
- Péter DobaiWriter
- John OsborneScreenplay
- István SzabóDirector
- Zdenkó TamássyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Klaus Maria BrandauerAlfred Redl
- Hans Christian Blechvon Roden
- Armin Mueller-StahlThronfolger
- Gudrun LandgrebeKatalin
- Jan NiklasChristoph
- László MensárosOberst Ruzitska
- András BálintDr. Sonnenschein
- László GálffiVelocchio
- Dorottya UdvarosClarisse
- Károly EperjesLeutnant Schorm
- Róbert RátonyiBaron Ullmann
- Gábor SvidronyRedl als Kind
Stills
Themes
military officertreasonmale homosexualityaustria-hungary