The Ogre
1996 · Movie · 113 min · ★ 6.4
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.
Based on The Erl-King
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-09-12
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 113 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (48 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- world war ii
- hitler youth
- military school
- nazi collaborationism
- nazism
- nazi germany
Cast & crew
John Malkovich
as Abel
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Count von Kaltenborn
Gottfried John
as Chief Forester
Marianne Sägebrecht
as Frau Netta
Volker Spengler
as Fieldmarshall Hermann Göring
Heino Ferch
as SS Officer Raufeisen
Dieter Laser
as Professor Blättchen
Agnès Soral
as Rachel
- SH
Sasha Hanau
as Martine
Vernon Dobtcheff
as Lawyer
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff