The Ogre
1996
1h 53min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
12 September 1996
Runtime
1h 53min
Director
Revenue
$50,935
Genre
Status
Released
Language
German
Production
Recorded Picture Company, Renn Productions, Studio Babelsberg, UFA, Canal+, France 2 Cinéma, WDR, Heritage Films
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
Jacques Ciron
State Attorney
Patrick Floersheim
Police Captain
Caspar Salmon
Young Abel
Daniel Smith
Nestor
Ryan O'Leary
Clément
Lars Albiez
Lothar
Claude Degen
Priest
Thierry Monfray
Teacher
Jacques Brunet
Principal at School
Sylvie Huguel
Martine's Mother
Erick Deshors
Hervé
Jérôme Keen
Abel's Client
Lyèce Boukhitine
Ahmed
Christine Paolini
Nestor's Mother
Maximilian Haas
Napola Boy #1
Robert Beyer
Napola Boy #2
Norman Daugs
Napola Boy #3
Joachim Paul Assböck
Messenger Officer
Bartosz Obuchowicz
Country Boy
Małgorzata Rożniatowska
Country Boy's Mother
Piotr Grabowski
German Officer
Andrzej Szenajch
Old Napola Teacher
Lothar Pinnig
Napola Teacher
Jerzy Orłowski
Disabled Officer
Norbert Rakowski
SS Man
Ilja Zmiejew
Russian Officer
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
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