Abel Tiffauges
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The Ogre (German: Der Unhold) is a 1996 French-German-British war drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and starring John Malkovich, Gottfried John, Marianne Sägebrecht, Volker Spengler, Heino Ferch, Dieter Laser and Armin Mueller-Stahl.
Sep 12, 1996 · The Ogre: Directed by Volker Schlöndorff. With John Malkovich, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gottfried John, Marianne Sägebrecht. Frenchman Abel Tiffauges likes children, and wants to protect them against the grown-ups.
- (2.7K)
- Drama
- Volker Schlöndorff
- 1996-09-12
The Ogre (1996) A French prisoner of war, Abel Tiffauges ends up in far away East Prussia. He experiences the land and its life as a romantic adventure whether as factotum for the Reichsjagermeister, the Imperial Master Hunter Goering or as the minder of over 400 young men in Kaltenborn Castle.
Frenchman Abel Tiffauges likes children, and wants to protect them against the grown-ups. Falsely suspected as child molester, he's recruited as a soldier in the 2nd World War, but very soon he is...
- 2 min
- 32.8K
- Recorded Picture Company
In addition to the always compelling Malkovich, The Ogre features Armin Mueller-Stahl Shine, and the work of some of Europe's most distinguished film craftsmen. A score by the innovative Michael Nyman (The Piano) gives the film both wit and scope.
- (1.2K)
- Germany
- Bruno de Keyzer
- Volker Schlöndorff
Dec 11, 1998 · 1940s. Frenchman Abel Tiffauges likes children, and wants to protect them against the grown-ups. Falsely suspected as child molester, he’s recruited as a soldier in the 2nd World War, but very soon he is taken prisoner of war.
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The nightmarish saga of a gentle giant, Abel, a French prisoner of war in East Prussia, who is forced by evil circumstances into the task of recruiting young boys to be trained in the Nazi army, with or without their consent.
