CinemaOSMovie · 1996 · 1h 53m
The Ogre
64%(49)IMDbDramaWar

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.

Directed byVolker Schlöndorff

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 53m
Language
DE
Released
September 12, 1996
Revenue
$50,935
Studios
Recorded Picture CompanyStudio BabelsbergUFA

Watch the

Trailers & teasers

1 video
Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Martine

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Lawyer

Creative team
Directed by
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff
Written by
Jean-Claude Carrière
Jean-Claude Carrière
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff
Produced by
Gebhard Henke
Ingrid Windisch

Keep watching

More like this

The Eternal Dream7.8

The Eternal Dream

1934 · Film

The Buchholz Family6.4

The Buchholz Family

1944 · Film

The Queen's Necklace8.0

The Queen's Necklace

1929 · Film

Forrest Gump8.5

Forrest Gump

1994 · Film

Metropolis8.1

Metropolis

1927 · Film

Room8.0

Room

2015 · Film

The Homesman6.5

The Homesman

2014 · Film

The Deserter5.3

The Deserter

2025 · Film

Interrupted Song5.1

Interrupted Song

1960 · Film

The Diary of Anne Frank7.2

The Diary of Anne Frank

1959 · Film

Monsieur Batignole7.0

Monsieur Batignole

2002 · Film

The Thirteenth Chamber6.5

The Thirteenth Chamber

1969 · Film

Journey to Italy7.2

Journey to Italy

1954 · Film

Miriam4.9

Miriam

1957 · Film

19188.0

1918

1957 · Film

No Thank You4.5

No Thank You

2014 · Film

Black Dawn4.5

Black Dawn

2012 · Film

Naked Among Wolves6.3

Naked Among Wolves

1963 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

The Book Thief7.5

The Book Thief

2013 · Film

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas7.8

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2008 · Film

The Monuments Men6.1

The Monuments Men

2014 · Film

The Zone of Interest7.0

The Zone of Interest

2023 · Film

Hitler: The Last Ten Days6.2

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973 · Film

The Island on Bird Street7.3

The Island on Bird Street

1997 · Film

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin6.7

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

2024 · Film

The Boy in the Woods7.0

The Boy in the Woods

2023 · Film

Empire of the Sun7.5

Empire of the Sun

1987 · Film

Before the Fall7.1

Before the Fall

2004 · Film

Alone in Berlin6.7

Alone in Berlin

2016 · Film

The Conference6.7

The Conference

2022 · Film

Taking Sides6.3

Taking Sides

2002 · Film

Munich - The Edge of War6.9

Munich - The Edge of War

2021 · Film

Uprising6.6

Uprising

2001 · Film

White Bird7.8

White Bird

2023 · Film

Devotion7.0

Devotion

2022 · Film

The Bunker6.3

The Bunker

1981 · Film

Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog6.8

Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog

2020 · Film

The Scarlet and the Black7.1

The Scarlet and the Black

1983 · Film