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The Ogre
The Ogre

The Ogre

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

12 September 1996

Country

France

Cast

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Abel

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Count von Kaltenborn

Gottfried John

Gottfried John

Chief Forester

Marianne Sägebrecht

Marianne Sägebrecht

Frau Netta

Volker Spengler

Volker Spengler

Fieldmarshall Hermann Göring

Heino Ferch

Heino Ferch

SS Officer Raufeisen

Dieter Laser

Dieter Laser

Professor Blättchen

Agnès Soral

Agnès Soral

Rachel

Sasha Hanau

Sasha Hanau

Martine

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Lawyer

Simon McBurney

Simon McBurney

Brigadier

Ilja Smoljanski

Ilja Smoljanski

Ephraim

Luc Florian

Luc Florian

Prisoner of War #1

Laurent Spielvogel

Laurent Spielvogel

Prisoner of War #2

Marc Duret

Marc Duret

Prisoner of War #3

Philippe Sturbelle

Philippe Sturbelle

Prisoner of War #4

Jacques Ciron

Jacques Ciron

State Attorney

Patrick Floersheim

Patrick Floersheim

Police Captain

Caspar Salmon

Caspar Salmon

Young Abel

Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith

Nestor

Ryan O'Leary

Ryan O'Leary

Clément

Lars Albiez

Lars Albiez

Lothar

Claude Degen

Claude Degen

Priest

Thierry Monfray

Thierry Monfray

Teacher

Jacques Brunet

Jacques Brunet

Principal at School

Sylvie Huguel

Sylvie Huguel

Martine's Mother

Erick Deshors

Erick Deshors

Hervé

Jérôme Keen

Jérôme Keen

Abel's Client

Lyèce Boukhitine

Lyèce Boukhitine

Ahmed

Christine Paolini

Christine Paolini

Nestor's Mother

Maximilian Haas

Maximilian Haas

Napola Boy #1

Robert Beyer

Robert Beyer

Napola Boy #2

Norman Daugs

Norman Daugs

Napola Boy #3

Joachim Paul Assböck

Joachim Paul Assböck

Messenger Officer

Bartosz Obuchowicz

Bartosz Obuchowicz

Country Boy

Małgorzata Rożniatowska

Małgorzata Rożniatowska

Country Boy's Mother

Piotr Grabowski

Piotr Grabowski

German Officer

Andrzej Szenajch

Andrzej Szenajch

Old Napola Teacher

Lothar Pinnig

Lothar Pinnig

Napola Teacher

Jerzy Orłowski

Jerzy Orłowski

Disabled Officer

Norbert Rakowski

Norbert Rakowski

SS Man

Ilja Zmiejew

Ilja Zmiejew

Russian Officer

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

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