Film
The Ogre
1996· U· 1h 53m· 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.
1996-09-12
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorVolker Schlöndorff
ScreenplayJean-Claude Carrière
ProducerGebhard Henke
Director of PhotographyBruno de Keyzer
Original Music ComposerMichael Nyman
EditorNicolas Gaster
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1996-09-12
Runtime1h 53m · U
StatusReleased
StudiosRecorded Picture Company · Renn Productions · Studio Babelsberg
Box office$50,935
LanguagesEnglish · French · German · Hebrew
CountriesFrance · Germany · Poland · United Kingdom
Rating6.4/10 · 48 votes
Original languagede
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