The Ogre
Der Unhold
Release: 1996-09-12
·Runtime: 113m
·★ 6.3
Drama
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.
Production Countries
France
Germany
Poland
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Recorded Picture Company
Renn Productions
Studio Babelsberg
UFA
Canal+
France 2 Cinéma
WDR
Heritage Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Luc Florian
as Prisoner of War #1
Sylvie Huguel
as Martine's Mother
Jérôme Keen
as Abel's Client
Christine Paolini
as Nestor's Mother
Dieter Laser
as Professor Blättchen
Joachim Paul Assböck
as Messenger Officer
Małgorzata Rożniatowska
as Country Boy's Mother
Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage)
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Count von Kaltenborn
Agnès Soral
as Rachel
Marianne Sägebrecht
as Frau Netta
Bartosz Obuchowicz
as Country Boy
Piotr Grabowski
as German Officer
Ilja Zmiejew
as Russian Officer
Vernon Dobtcheff
as Lawyer
Marc Duret
as Prisoner of War #3
Thierry Monfray
as Teacher
Simon McBurney
as Brigadier
Laurent Spielvogel
as Prisoner of War #2
Andrzej Szenajch
as Old Napola Teacher
Heino Ferch
as SS Officer Raufeisen
Patrick Floersheim
as Police Captain
Jacques Brunet
as Principal at School
Erick Deshors
as Hervé
Norbert Rakowski
as SS Man
Volker Spengler
as Fieldmarshall Hermann Göring
Jacques Ciron
as State Attorney
John Malkovich
as Abel
Gottfried John
as Chief Forester
Crew
Michel Tournier
Novel
Jeremy Thomas
Executive Producer
Gérard Moulévrier
Casting
Felix Moeller
Researcher
Claude Berri
Executive Producer
Louis Malle
In Memory Of
Lew Rywin
Executive Producer
Volker Schlöndorff
Director, Screenplay
Ezio Frigerio
Production Design
Michał Szczerbic
Production Manager
Anna B. Sheppard
Costume Designer
Jean-Claude Carrière
Screenplay
Agnieszka Chruściel
Assistant Production Manager
Michael Nyman
Original Music Composer
Marek Brodzki
Assistant Director