The Ogre

1h 53min

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 Companies

Recorded Picture Company

Renn Productions

Studio Babelsberg

UFA

Canal+

France 2 Cinéma

WDR

Heritage Films

Cast

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Count von Kaltenborn
Gottfried John

Gottfried John

Chief Forester
Volker Spengler

Volker Spengler

Fieldmarshall Hermann Göring
Heino Ferch

Heino Ferch

SS Officer Raufeisen
Dieter Laser

Dieter Laser

Professor Blättchen
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
Ryan O'Leary

Ryan O'Leary

Clément
Jacques Brunet

Jacques Brunet

Principal at School
Sylvie Huguel

Sylvie Huguel

Martine's Mother
Jérôme Keen

Jérôme Keen

Abel's Client
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
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
Ilja Zmiejew

Ilja Zmiejew

Russian Officer
Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Release date

12th Sep 1996

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français, Deutsch, עִבְרִית, Latin, Pусский