Colonel Redl (1985)

Summary: Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl (Brandauer), an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become head of the Secret Police only to become e...

Release Date: October 04, 1985

Genres: Biography, Drama, History

Director: István Szabó

Writers: István Szabó

, Péter Dobai

, John Osborne

Runtime: 2 h 24 min

MPAA: R

Production: Objektív Film, Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)

Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment

Countries: Hungary, Austria, Yugoslavia, West Germany

Language: German

Domestic: $ 2,357

Mephisto (1981)

Summary: In early-1930s Germany, a passionate stage actor faces a dilemma: renounce his apolitical stance and comply with the Reich's doctrine, or face oblivion. But, Faustian bargains never end well. What is the price of success?

Release Date: March 22, 1982

Genre: Drama

Director: István Szabó