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.
Screenplay: John Osborne
Director: István Szabó
Writer: Péter Dobai
Director of Photography: Lajos Koltai
Producer: Manfred Durniok
Alfred Redl
von Roden
Thronfolger
Katalin
Christoph
Oberst Ruzitska
Dr. Sonnenschein
Velocchio