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"Colonel Redl"
1984
Directed by Istvan Szabo

Istvan Szabo's historic chronicle of intrigue, continuing his concern with responsibility and guilt, established with his Mephisto. Klaus Maria Brandauer stars in the epic story of espionage, love and lust, set in Austria during the years leading up to World War I. Alfred Redl (Brandauer) rises from peasant to high-ranking member of the Imperial Austrian military, but he hides a secret life of homosexuality. Winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. German with English subtitles.  114 minutes.