Colonel Redl
7.4
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.
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Cast
19 people
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Alfred Redl
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Hans Christian Blech
von Roden
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Giordano Bruno
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Thronfolger
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Eastern Promises
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Gudrun Landgrebe
Katalin
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Jan Niklas
Christoph
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László Mensáros
Oberst Ruzitska
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Love
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András Bálint
Dr. Sonnenschein
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Citizen X
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László Gálffi
Velocchio
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White God
Semmelweis
Dorottya Udvaros
Clarisse
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Primal
Károly Eperjes
Leutnant Schorm
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Laurin
The Pregnant Papa
Róbert Rátonyi
Baron Ullmann
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The Witness
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István Szabó Director · John Osborne Screenplay Péter Dobai Writer
United States release October 8, 1985 · Produced in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Serbia · Production ZDF, Mokép
Production
ORF
Production
ZDF
Production
Mokép
Production
Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion
Production
Mafilm
Production
MAFILM Objektív Filmstúdió
Production
Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Production
Austria · Germany · Hungary · Serbia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Oberst Redl
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Hungary · February 20, 1985
Theatrical
Germany · March 29, 1985
Theatrical
United States · October 8, 1985
Theatrical
Brazil
January 22, 1987 · Theatrical · IMDB
Netherlands
November 21, 1985 · Theatrical
January 19, 2010 · Physical · DVD
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