Espionage (1955)
1h 40m
Running Time
April 19, 1955Release Date
Plot.
Oberst Alfred Redl heads the military intelligence department of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Frequent letters from the Russian Empire, however, make him suspect of sharing his knowledge with unauthorized authorities.
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Cast & Crew.
Ewald Balser
Oberst Redl
Barbara Rütting
Nadeschda
Gerhard Riedmann
Hauptmann Angelis
Oskar Werner
Leutnant Zeno von Baumgarten
Marte Harell
Gräfin Lichtenfels
Hannelore Bollmann
Pauline von Heymeneck
Franz Antel
Director
Alexander Lernet-Holenia
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 19, 1955
Original NameSpionage
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Genres
Wiki.
Espionage (German: Spionage) is a 1955 Austrian historical spy drama film directed by Franz Antel and starring Ewald Balser, Barbara Rütting and Gerhard Riedmann. It was shot at the Sievering Studios and on location in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Felix Smetana. It was based on the real story of Alfred Redl, an officer serving with Austrian Military Intelligence who was also secretly spying for the hostile Russian Empire before the First World War.