Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 152 min
- Language
- German
- Country
- Austria, Germany, Hungary
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- In German — subtitles on.
The story
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.
- military officer
- treason
- male homosexuality
- austria-hungary
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Alfred Redl
Hans Christian Blech
von Roden
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Thronfolger
Gudrun Landgrebe
Katalin
- Jan Niklas — Christoph
- László Mensáros — Oberst Ruzitska
- András Bálint — Dr. Sonnenschein
- László Gálffi — Velocchio
- Dorottya Udvaros — Clarisse
- Károly Eperjes — Leutnant Schorm
- Róbert Rátonyi — Baron Ullmann
- Gábor Svidrony — Redl als Kind
- Éva Szabó — Redls Mutter
- Tamás Major — Baron Kubinyi
- Mária Majláth — Baronin Kubinyi
- Directed
- István Szabó
- Written
- John Osborne, Péter Dobai
Production
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 · 54 ratings
- Studio
- ORF, ZDF, Mokép, Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion, Mafilm
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
