Drama ·War · France · 1996 · 1h 53m

The Ogre

Der Unhold

Director

Cast

John Malkovich as Abel Armin Mueller-Stahl as Count von Kaltenborn Gottfried John as Chief Forester Marianne Sägebrecht as Frau Netta Volker Spengler as Fieldmarshall Hermann Göring Heino Ferch as SS Officer Raufeisen

Crew

Bruno de Keyzer — Director of Photography Nicolas Gaster — Editor Michael Nyman — Original Music Composer Jean-Claude Carrière — Screenplay Volker Schlöndorff — Screenplay Michel Tournier — Novel

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book world war ii hitler youth military school nazi collaborationism nazism nazi germany

Key Collaborators

Volker Schlöndorff Director Bruno de Keyzer Director of Photography Nicolas Gaster Editor Michael Nyman Original Music Composer Jean-Claude Carrière Screenplay Volker Schlöndorff Screenplay Michel Tournier Novel Gebhard Henke Producer Ingrid Windisch Producer Ezio Frigerio Production Design

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