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.
Stars
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Hans Christian Blech
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Gudrun Landgrebe
Jan Niklas
László Mensáros
András Bálint
László Gálffi
István Szabó