The Case of Colonel Redl (1931)
Der Fall des Generalstabs-Oberst Redl
Based on the short story "Der Fall des Generalstabschefs Redl" by Egon Erwin Kisch. Alfred Redl, a colonel on the Austrian General Staff, leads an extravagant private life. No one suspects that in reality he is passing information to Russian spies. Alternate-language version of "Aféra plukovníka Rédla" (1931).
- Date of release
- 1931-02-27
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Karl Anton
Casting
- Theodor Loos — Oberst Alfred Redl
- Lil Dagover — Vera Nikolayevna
- Otto Hartmann — Stephan Dolan, Ulanenleutnant
- Truda Grosslichtová — Franzi
- Luigi Bernauer — Ein Stimmungssänger im Wiener 'Trocadero'
- Alexander Murski — Daragaieff, russischer Spion
- Michael von Newlinsky — Der russische Botschafter in Wien
- Magnus Stifter — Oberst Umanizky
- Werner Jansch — Der Chef des russischen Spionageddienstes in Petersburg
- Friedrich Hölzlin — Marchenko
- Willy Bauer — General Conrad von Hoetzendorf
- Hans Götz — Ein Erzherzog
Interesting facts
The Case of Colonel Redl is a 1931 Czechoslovak spy drama film directed by Karl Anton in German language. It stars Theodor Loos, Lil Dagover and Otto Hartmann. It was a co-production between the Prague-based companies Elektafilm and Sonor Film. A separate Czech-language version The Affair of Colonel Redl was also shot at the same time. It was based on a 1924 book of the same title by Egon Erwin Kisch, detailing the story of Alfred Redl.
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