The Case of Colonel Redl
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.
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'