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Colonel Redl (1985)

Colonel Redl (1985)

Drama History
Release Date: 1985, February 20
Directors: István Szabó
Countries: Austria, Germany, Hungary
Production: ORF, ORF, ZDF, ZDF, Mokép, Mokép, Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion, Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion, Mafilm, Mafilm
Cast: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Hans Christian Blech, Jan Niklas, András Bálint, Dorottya Udvaros, László Gálffi, Károly Eperjes, Éva Szabó, Gudrun Landgrebe, Dobák Lajos, László Mensáros

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

treason military officer male homosexuality austria-hungary