The Ogre (1996)
Der Unhold
118 min
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.
- Release date
- September 12, 1996
- Country of origin
- France, United Kingdom, Germany
- Box office
- $50,935
Where to watch
Free
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Trailer
Cast
- John Malkovich as Abel Tiffauges
- Armin Mueller-Stahl as Count von Kaltenborn
- Gottfried John as Chief Forester
- Marianne Sägebrecht as Frau Netta
- Volker Spengler as Fieldmarshall Göring
- Heino Ferch as SS-Officer Raufeisen
- Dieter Laser as Professor Blättchen
- Agnès Soral as Rachel
- Sasha Hanau as Martine
- Vernon Dobtcheff as Lawyer
- Simon McBurney as Brigadier
- Luc Florian as Prisoner of War
- Laurent Spielvogel as Prisoner of War #2
- Marc Duret as Prisoner of War #3
- Jacques Ciron as State Attorney
- Patrick Floersheim as Police Captain
- Caspar Salmon as Young Abel
- Jacques Brunet as Principal at School
- Sylvie Huguel as Martine's Mother
- Erick Deshors as Hervé
- Jérôme Keen as Abel's Client
- Christine Paolini as Nestor's Mother
Crew
- Volker Schlöndorff · Director
- Michel Tournier · Writer
- Jean-Claude Carrière · Writer
- Volker Schlöndorff · Writer
- Gebhard Henke · Producer
- Ingrid Windisch · Producer
- Michael Nyman · Composer
- Bruno de Keyzer · Cinematographer
- Nicolas Gaster · Editor
- Peter Przygodda · Editor
- Karin Beewen · Casting director
- Ezio Frigerio · Production designer
- Susanne Hein · Production designer
- Heinz Röske · Production designer