The Case of Colonel Redl (German: ) 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.Von Dassanowsky p.337 It was based on a 1924 book of the same title by Egon Erwin Kisch, detailing the story of Alfred Redl.
Synopsis In the years leading up to the First World War, Colonel Redl of the Austrian army acts as a double agent for enemy powers.
Cast Theodor Loos as Oberst Alfred Redl Lil Dagover as Vera Nikolayevna Otto Hartmann as Stephan Dolan, Ulanenleutnant Friedrich Hölzlin as Marchenko Alexander Murski as Daragaieff, Russian spy Werner Jansch as Chief of Russian spy service in Petersburg Michael von Newlinsky as Russian ambassador in Vienna Willy Bauer as General Conrad von Hoetzendorf Magnus Stifter as Colonel Umanizky, Head of the Evidence Office in Vienna Hans Götz as The Archduke Dr. Weinmann as Prague Corps Commander Philipp Veit as Police president in Vienna Leo Dudek as First Detective Rudolf Stadler as Second Detective Truda Grosslichtová as Franzi Luigi Bernauer as Cabaret singer in 'Trocadero'
References
Bibliography Von Dassanowsky, Robert. Screening Transcendence: Film Under Austrofascism and the Hollywood Hope, 1933-1938. Indiana University Press, 2018
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