The Ogre
1996•1h 53m•6.4•Released
DramaWar
Frenchman Abel Tiffauges is a naive man who lives a simple life working as a mechanic. Falsely accused of being a child abuser, he is recruited as a soldier when World War II begins, but is captured soon and taken to the heart of Nazi Germany.
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Writer
Jean-Claude Carrière, Volker Schlöndorff
Revenue
$0M
Languages
English, French, German
Studio
Recorded Picture Company
Cast
John Malkovich
Abel
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Count von Kaltenborn
Gottfried John
Chief Forester
Marianne Sägebrecht
Frau Netta
Volker Spengler
Fieldmarshall Hermann Göring
Heino Ferch
SS Officer Raufeisen
Dieter Laser
Professor Blättchen
Agnès Soral
Rachel
Sasha Hanau
Martine
Vernon Dobtcheff
Lawyer
Simon McBurney
Brigadier
Ilja Smoljanski
Ephraim
Luc Florian
Prisoner of War #1
Laurent Spielvogel
Prisoner of War #2
Marc Duret
Prisoner of War #3
Production
Company
Recorded Picture Company
Company
Renn Productions
Company
Studio Babelsberg
Company
UFA
Company
Canal+
Company
France 2 Cinéma
Company
WDR
Company
Heritage Films
Producer
Gebhard Henke
Producer
Ingrid Windisch
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