The Ogre

The Ogre

1996-09-12 113 min ★ 6.4
DramaWar

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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Cast

Gottfried John
Gottfried John
Chief Forester
Dieter Laser
Dieter Laser
Professor Blättchen
Simon McBurney
Simon McBurney
Brigadier
Piotr Grabowski
Piotr Grabowski
German Officer
Jérôme Keen
Jérôme Keen
Abel's Client
Christine Paolini
Christine Paolini
Nestor's Mother
Norbert Rakowski
Norbert Rakowski
SS Man
Ilja Zmiejew
Ilja Zmiejew
Russian Officer
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Count von Kaltenborn
Marianne Sägebrecht
Marianne Sägebrecht
Frau Netta
Agnès Soral
Agnès Soral
Rachel
Patrick Floersheim
Patrick Floersheim
Police Captain
Thierry Monfray
Thierry Monfray
Teacher
Andrzej Szenajch
Andrzej Szenajch
Old Napola Teacher
Sylvie Huguel
Sylvie Huguel
Martine's Mother
Erick Deshors
Erick Deshors
Hervé
Bartosz Obuchowicz
Bartosz Obuchowicz
Country Boy
Małgorzata Rożniatowska
Małgorzata Rożniatowska
Country Boy's Mother
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Volker Spengler
Volker Spengler
Fieldmarshall Hermann Göring
Luc Florian
Luc Florian
Prisoner of War #1
Marc Duret
Marc Duret
Prisoner of War #3
Jacques Ciron
Jacques Ciron
State Attorney
Jacques Brunet
Jacques Brunet
Principal at School
Vernon Dobtcheff
Vernon Dobtcheff
Lawyer
Laurent Spielvogel
Laurent Spielvogel
Prisoner of War #2
Joachim Paul Assböck
Joachim Paul Assböck
Messenger Officer
Heino Ferch
Heino Ferch
SS Officer Raufeisen
John Malkovich
John Malkovich
Abel