The Ogre

The Ogre (1996)

12/09/1996
Drama, War
1h 53m

Overview

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.

  • Volker SchlöndorffDirector, Screenplay
  • Jean-Claude CarrièreScreenplay
  • Original Title

    Der Unhold

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    German

Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • world war ii
  • hitler youth
  • military school
  • nazi collaborationism
  • nazism
  • nazi germany

Top Billed Cast

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Abel

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Count von Kaltenborn

Gottfried John

Gottfried John

Chief Forester

Marianne Sägebrecht

Marianne Sägebrecht

Frau Netta

Volker Spengler

Volker Spengler

Fieldmarshall Hermann Göring

Heino Ferch

Heino Ferch

SS Officer Raufeisen

Dieter Laser

Dieter Laser

Professor Blättchen

Agnès Soral

Agnès Soral

Rachel

Sasha Hanau

Martine

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Lawyer

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