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Feature film — 1996

The Ogre (1996)

6.41h 53mDrama — War

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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A high-signal pick with 49 votes.

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

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Director: Volker Schlöndorff

On screen

Cast & crew

John Malkovich as Abel

John Malkovich

Abel

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Count von Kaltenborn

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Count von Kaltenborn

Gottfried John as Chief Forester

Gottfried John

Chief Forester

Marianne Sägebrecht as Frau Netta

Marianne Sägebrecht

Frau Netta

Volker Spengler as Fieldmarshall Hermann Göring

Volker Spengler

Fieldmarshall Hermann Göring

Heino Ferch as SS Officer Raufeisen

Heino Ferch

SS Officer Raufeisen

Dieter Laser as Professor Blättchen

Dieter Laser

Professor Blättchen

Agnès Soral as Rachel

Agnès Soral

Rachel

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Sasha Hanau

Martine

Vernon Dobtcheff as Lawyer

Vernon Dobtcheff

Lawyer

Simon McBurney as Brigadier

Simon McBurney

Brigadier

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Ilja Smoljanski

Ephraim

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