Film
The Ogre
1996 · 1h 53m · Drama · War
- IMDb
- 6.8
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 89%
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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.
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
Philippe Sturbelle
Prisoner of War #4
Crew
- Volker SchlöndorffDirector · Screenplay
- Jean-Claude CarrièreScreenplay
- Michel TournierNovel
- Gebhard HenkeProducer
- Ingrid WindischProducer
- Claude BerriExecutive Producer
- Jeremy ThomasExecutive Producer
- Lew RywinExecutive Producer
- Bruno de KeyzerDirector of Photography
- Michael NymanOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 12, 1996
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- U
- Revenue
- $50,935
- Genres
- Drama, War
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