Colonel Redl
Original title: Oberst Redl · Turkish title: Albay Redl
1985 · 2 h 24 min
Directed by 
István Szabó
István SzabóCast
Klaus Maria BrandauerCredits
Written by: István Szabó
Plot
Brandauer plays Alfred Redl, an Austro-Hungarian counter-intelligence chief who is blackmailed into spying for Russia.
Sinekatalog’s take
István Szabó's drama follows an ambitious officer rising in the Austro-Hungarian army, then ruined by blackmail and secrets. Klaus Maria Brandauer is mesmerising in a grand, sombre study of ambition and an empire's decay.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (3,690 votes)
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