
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.

as Alfred Redl

as von Roden

as Thronfolger

as Katalin

as Christoph

as Oberst Ruzitska

as Dr. Sonnenschein

as Velocchio

as Clarisse

as Leutnant Schorm

as Baron Ullmann

as Redl als Kind

as Redls Mutter

as Baron Kubinyi

as Baronin Kubinyi

as Fregattenkapitän Trevianus

as Leutnant Mészáros

as Oberleutnant Ehrlich

as Úr a galiciai bálon(uncredited)