The Ogre

Name: The Ogre
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1996-09-12
Duration: 113 min

1h 53m·

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.

DirectorVolker SchlöndorffCinematographyBruno de KeyzerScreenplayVolker SchlöndorffStudioRecorded Picture Company

Overview Discussion

Actor	Role
John MalkovichAbel	Abel
Armin Mueller-StahlCount von Kaltenborn	Count von Kaltenborn
Gottfried JohnChief Forester	Chief Forester
Marianne SägebrechtFrau Netta	Frau Netta
Volker SpenglerFieldmarshall Hermann Göring	Fieldmarshall Hermann Göring
Heino FerchSS Officer Raufeisen	SS Officer Raufeisen
Dieter LaserProfessor Blättchen	Professor Blättchen
Agnès SoralRachel	Rachel
SSasha HanauMartine	Martine
Vernon DobtcheffLawyer	Lawyer
Simon McBurneyBrigadier	Brigadier
IIlja SmoljanskiEphraim	Ephraim
Luc FlorianPrisoner of War #1	Prisoner of War #1
Laurent SpielvogelPrisoner of War #2	Prisoner of War #2
Marc DuretPrisoner of War #3	Prisoner of War #3
PPhilippe SturbellePrisoner of War #4	Prisoner of War #4
Jacques CironState Attorney	State Attorney
Patrick FloersheimPolice Captain	Police Captain
CCaspar SalmonYoung Abel	Young Abel
DDaniel SmithNestor	Nestor
RRyan O'LearyClément	Clément
LLars AlbiezLothar	Lothar
CClaude DegenPriest	Priest
Thierry MonfrayTeacher	Teacher
Jacques BrunetPrincipal at School	Principal at School
Sylvie HuguelMartine's Mother	Martine's Mother
Erick DeshorsHervé	Hervé
Jérôme KeenAbel's Client	Abel's Client
LLyèce BoukhitineAhmed	Ahmed
Christine PaoliniNestor's Mother	Nestor's Mother