Movie·1996·1h 53m
The Ogre
Country
France
Language
English
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The Story
Original title: Der Unhold
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.
Written By
Jean-Claude Carrière
Producer
Claude Berri, Jeremy Thomas
Cinematography
Bruno de Keyzer
Music
Michael Nyman
Editor
Nicolas Gaster
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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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
// crew
Crew
Claude Berri
Executive Producer
Jeremy Thomas
Executive Producer
Lew Rywin
Executive Producer
Volker Schlöndorff
Director, Screenplay
Gebhard Henke
Producer
Bruno de Keyzer
Director of Photography
Nicolas Gaster
Editor
Jean-Claude Carrière
Screenplay
Michael Nyman
Original Music Composer
Ingrid Windisch
Producer
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