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Espionage 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.
Original Release
04/19/1955
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ewald Balser | Oberst Redl |
| Barbara Rütting | Nadeschda |
| Gerhard Riedmann | Hauptmann Angelis |
| Oskar Werner | Leutnant Zeno von Baumgarten |
| Marte Harell | Gräfin Lichtenfels |
| Rudolf Forster | Chef des Generalstabes, von Heymeneck |
| Attila Hörbiger | Dr. Hartmuth |
| Erik Frey | Oberst Rabansky |
| Heinz Moog | Baron Letten |
| Karl Ehmann | Leopold, Diener bei Lichtenfels |
Directors
Writers
Alexander Lernet-Holenia, Kurt Nachmann
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ewald Balser | Oberst Redl |
| Barbara Rütting | Nadeschda |
| Gerhard Riedmann | Hauptmann Angelis |
| Oskar Werner | Leutnant Zeno von Baumgarten |
| Marte Harell | Gräfin Lichtenfels |
| Rudolf Forster | Chef des Generalstabes, von Heymeneck |
| Attila Hörbiger | Dr. Hartmuth |
| Erik Frey | Oberst Rabansky |
| Heinz Moog | Baron Letten |
| Karl Ehmann | Leopold, Diener bei Lichtenfels |
| Hermann Erhardt | Steidl / Steindl |
| C.W. Fernbach | Rittmeister Weidler |
| Harry Hardt | General Maximoff |
| Kurt Jaggberg | Sabrenin |
| Alexander Trojan | Baron Korff |
| Ernst Waldbrunn | Ebinger |
| Grete Sellier | Gast |
| Benno Smytt |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Franz Hoffmann | Executive Producer |
| Erich von Neusser | Producer |
