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.
1985
HD
132min
Austria
German
István Szabó
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Jan Niklas
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Hans Christian Blech
András Bálint
László Mensáros
Gudrun Landgrebe
Károly Eperjes
László Gálffi
male homosexuality
austriahungary
treason
military officer
