Sep 12, 1996
113 min
Full-HD

The Ogre (1996)

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.

Category

Drama War

Country

France Germany Poland United Kingdom

Companies

Recorded Picture Company Renn Productions Studio Babelsberg UFA Canal+ France 2 Cinéma WDR Heritage Films

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

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