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Release Date:
4 October 1985 (USA)
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Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl (Brandauer)...
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Nominated for Oscar.
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2 nominations
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(3 articles)
British Horror Actor Michael Gough Dead at 94
(From WeAreMovieGeeks.com. 17 March 2011, 5:56 PM, PDT)
Top Ten: Oscar's Favorite Foreign Filmmakers
(From FilmExperience. 31 May 2010, 8:04 AM, PDT)
In the village of the damned
(From The Guardian - Film News. 14 November 2009, 4:06 PM, PST)
(From WeAreMovieGeeks.com. 17 March 2011, 5:56 PM, PDT)
Top Ten: Oscar's Favorite Foreign Filmmakers
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In the village of the damned
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Too glamorous for its own good
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Cast
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Directed by | |||
| István Szabó | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Péter Dobai | ||
| John Osborne | play "A Patriot for Me" | |
| István Szabó | ||
Produced by | |||
| József Marx | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Zdenkó Tamássy | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Lajos Koltai | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Zsuzsa Csákány | |||
Production Design by | |||
| József Romvári | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| László Makai | |||
| Lórántné Mathaidesz | (as Matthaeidesz Lórántné) | ||
| Gyula Tóth | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Péter Pabst | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| János Németh | .... | makeup artist | |
| Rozalia Szegedi | .... | hair stylist (as Szegedi Rozália) | |
Production Management | |||
| Lajos Óvári | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Mara Luttor | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Gábor Posevitz | .... | props | |
| Lajos E. Szabó | .... | stand-by painter | |
| Tibor Szollár | .... | construction manager | |
Sound Department | |||
| György Fék | .... | sound engineer | |
Stunts | |||
| Sándor Boros | .... | stunts | |
| Péter Katona | .... | stunts | |
| Béla Unger | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Magda B. Müller | .... | still photographer | |
| Gyula Kovács | .... | camera operator | |
| Antal Török | .... | chief lighting technician | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Imre Béres | .... | tailor | |
| Gábor Csiszár | .... | costumer | |
| Uli Fessler | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Géza Fülöp | .... | color timer | |
Music Department | |||
| János Sándor | .... | conductor | |
Production Companies
- Jadran Film
- MAFILM Objektív Filmstúdió
- MOKEP-Kerszi
- Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
- 3DD Entertainment (1984) (worldwide) (all media)
- MK2 Diffusion (1985) (France) (theatrical)
- Orion Classics (1985) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Pacific Arts Video (1987) (USA) (VHS)
- Homescreen (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- EuroVideo (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- New Line Home Vídeo (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
- RUSCICO (2004) (Russia) (video)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
- Homescreen (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Pole Vídeo Comunicações Ltda. (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Oberst Redl" - Yugoslavia (original title)
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Runtime:
144 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Certification:
Iceland:L | Netherlands:12 (2010) (DVD) | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 (f)
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The film has an interesting (real) story to tell about the Austrian ruling class in the final days of the Austro-Hungarian empire, just before World War I. It does that by the focussing on the fortunes and misfortunes of its central character, Oberst Redl, a career-officer from comparatively humble origins.
The story is interesting, the performances are good, but this is still not a great film. Why? I often felt I was watching an adaptation of a stage play, e.g. the movie moves along at a very slow pace and is equally slow into getting us into the lead character. Moreover, I felt distracted by sets and costumes. Austrian uniforms from that period were very glamorous and so it is quite appropriate to use them, but the viewer is constantly subjected to all this glamour, distracting his or her attention from what the film really wants to say.