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The Ogre(Movie, 1996)

Original title: "Der Unhold" (German/DE)
R
| 1h 53min | Genres: Drama, War
The OgreRating: 3.2/5 (with 1717 votes)
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. It was written by Jean-Claude Carrière and Schlöndorff, based on the novel The Erl-King by Michel Tournier. The story follows a simple man who recruits children to be Nazis in the belief that he is protecting them. ()
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"The Ogre" is presently available on 1 providers and can be rented on Amazon Instant Video (SD/HD/4K).

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 57min
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About The Ogre

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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Additional Information

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Production countries: Germany, France, United Kingdom (UK), Poland
Shot in: Paris
Based on the work of: Michel Tournier ("The Erl-King")
Original language: German (DE)
Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Latin (LA), Russian (RU)
Translated into 12 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR)
Status: Released
Release date US: 12/11/1998 (World premiere: 09/12/1996)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Sodan lapset"
"O Ogre"
"Nazismens tjänare"
"Ondskans officer"

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Other movies with this title: The Ogre (IT, 1989), The Ogre (2003), The Ogre (BR, 2011), The Ogre (FR, 2017)

WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:6215, Added: 02/14/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024