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You can watch Colonel Redl (1985) for free on Kanopy.

Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl, an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become head of the Secret Police only to become ensnared in political deception.

Colonel Redl is a film that explores themes of military officer, treason, male homosexuality. It also touches on austria-hungary.