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The Ogre

The Ogre

19966.31h 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.

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Written by Jean-Claude Carrière, Volker Schlöndorff, Michel Tournier
Produced by Gebhard Henke, Ingrid Windisch
Box Office0Revenue: $51K

Top 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

S

Sasha Hanau

Martine

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Lawyer

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookworld war iihitler youthmilitary schoolnazi collaborationismnazismnazi germany

About The Ogre

The Ogre is a drama, war film released in 1996 exploring themes of based on novel or book, world war ii, hitler youth, military school, nazi collaborationism, nazism. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff, it stars John Malkovich, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gottfried John. 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.

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