The Case of Colonel Redl
The Case of Colonel Redl (German: Der Fall des Generalstabs-Oberst 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 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 novel of the same title by Egon Erwin Kisch, based on 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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1931 films
1931 drama films
1930s Czech films
1930s German-language films
Films directed by Karl Anton
Films of the Weimar Republic
Czech drama films
Czech black-and-white films
German-language Czech films
Films set in Vienna
Films set in the 1910s
1930s spy films
Films based on Czech novels