Colonel Redl

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 ensnared in political deception Product Description

Don't Buy This Version

This Korean edition is terrible. The original German soundtrack doesn't even match the actors' lip movements. Entire scenes are missing such as most of the duel sequence. The English subtitles have errors in them. Save your money. May 24, 2008

Excellent Film but DVD Shortchanges

Colonel Redl is an excellent film. I purchased the Korean-made DVD. It does provide a good quality picture, German audio, and optional English or Korean subtitles. The reasonable box cover picture is different from the one shown here at Amazon. The only extra is a trailer. The big difference is in the duration of the film. Leonard Maltin's "Movie Guide" says the film lasts 149 minutes, the "TLA Video & DVD Guide" says 144 minutes, the box cover says 142 minutes, and both my DVD players say the DVD's film lasts 124 minutes, with the squeezing down of chapters starting around number 8 of 28. It's mostly there if you want a faster viewing. January 8, 2008

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