The Ogre (1998)

  • NR
  • 12/11/1998 (US)
  • Drama, War
  • 1h 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.

Volker Schlöndorff

Director, Screenplay

Jean-Claude Carrière

Screenplay

Michel Tournier

Novel

Cast

John Malkovich's headshot

John Malkovich

Abel
Armin Mueller-Stahl's headshot

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Count von Kaltenborn
Gottfried John's headshot

Gottfried John

Chief Forester
Marianne Sägebrecht's headshot

Marianne Sägebrecht

Frau Netta
Volker Spengler's headshot

Volker Spengler

Fieldmarshall Hermann Göring
Heino Ferch's headshot

Heino Ferch

SS Officer Raufeisen
Dieter Laser's headshot

Dieter Laser

Professor Blättchen
Agnès Soral's headshot

Agnès Soral

Rachel

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