The Ogre

Original title: Der Unhold

Duration: 113 min

Release date: 1996-09-12

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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.

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Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

as Count von Kaltenborn

as Chief Forester

Marianne Sägebrecht

Marianne Sägebrecht

Volker Spengler

Volker Spengler

as Fieldmarshall Hermann Göring

as SS Officer Raufeisen

as Professor Blättchen

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Ilja Smoljanski

Ilja Smoljanski

as Prisoner of War #1

Laurent Spielvogel

Laurent Spielvogel

as Prisoner of War #2

as Prisoner of War #3

Philippe Sturbelle

Philippe Sturbelle

as Prisoner of War #4

as State Attorney

Patrick Floersheim

Patrick Floersheim

as Police Captain

Thierry Monfray

Thierry Monfray

as Principal at School

as Martine's Mother

as Abel's Client

Lyèce Boukhitine

Lyèce Boukhitine

Christine Paolini

Christine Paolini

as Nestor's Mother

Maximilian Haas

Maximilian Haas

as Napola Boy #1

as Napola Boy #2

as Napola Boy #3

Joachim Paul Assböck

Joachim Paul Assböck

as Messenger Officer

Bartosz Obuchowicz

Bartosz Obuchowicz

Małgorzata Rożniatowska

Małgorzata Rożniatowska

as Country Boy's Mother

Piotr Grabowski

Piotr Grabowski

as German Officer

Andrzej Szenajch

Andrzej Szenajch

as Old Napola Teacher

as Napola Teacher

Jerzy Orłowski

as Disabled Officer

Norbert Rakowski

Norbert Rakowski

as Russian Officer

as Self (archive footage)

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Dorothea Hildebrandt

Dorothea Hildebrandt

Production Manager

Michał Szczerbic

Michał Szczerbic

Production Manager

Production Manager

Camera Operator

Assistant Director

Bernhard Henrich

Bernhard Henrich

Karin Müller-Grunewald

Karin Müller-Grunewald

Gérard Moulévrier

Gérard Moulévrier

Magdalena Szwarcbart

Magdalena Szwarcbart

Anna B. Sheppard

Anna B. Sheppard

Costume Designer

Associate Producer

Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Roland Dhardiville

Roland Dhardiville

Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Daniela Stenger

Daniela Stenger

Assistant Director

Karl-Heinz Uebelmann

Karl-Heinz Uebelmann

Storyboard Artist

Dorothee Specht

Dorothee Specht

Production Coordinator

Daniel Leterrier

Daniel Leterrier

Camera Operator

Thorsten Johanningmeier

Thorsten Johanningmeier

Second Unit Director

Makeup Department Head

Waldemar Pokromski

Waldemar Pokromski

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Andrea Teichmann

Andrea Teichmann

Karl-Heinz Laabs

Karl-Heinz Laabs

Script Supervisor

Location Manager

Second Assistant Director

Still Photographer

Patrick Camboulive

Patrick Camboulive

Still Photographer

Andrzej Przestrzelski

Andrzej Przestrzelski

Still Photographer

Roland Neunreuther

Roland Neunreuther

Stunt Coordinator

Georges Demetreau

Georges Demetreau

Special Effects

Yasmine Bourbia

Yasmine Bourbia

Jean-Louis Laher

Jean-Louis Laher

Property Master

Bernhard Rolland

Bernhard Rolland

Robert Le Corre

Robert Le Corre

Michel Le François

Michel Le François

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Pierre Couveinhes

Pierre Couveinhes

Associate Producer

Associate Producer

Peter Przygodda

Peter Przygodda

Creative Consultant

Volker Schlöndorff

Volker Schlöndorff

Bruno de Keyzer

Bruno de Keyzer

Director of Photography

Production Design

Michel Tournier

Michel Tournier

Jean-Claude Carrière

Jean-Claude Carrière

Volker Schlöndorff

Volker Schlöndorff

Original Music Composer

Ingrid Windisch

Ingrid Windisch

Agnieszka Chruściel

Agnieszka Chruściel

Assistant Production Manager

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