The Ogre (Der Unhold) 28 years old

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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The Ogre Cast

Name Character
John Malkovich He was 42, now 70 years old as Abel Tiffauges
Dieter Laser He was 56, 78 years old when he died as Professor Blättchen
Vernon Dobtcheff He was 64, now 90 years old as The Lawyer
Heino Ferch He was 35, now 61 years old as SS Officer Raufeisen
Gottfried John He was 56, 72 years old when he died as Chief Forester
Simon McBurney He was 41, now 67 years old as The Brigadier
Laurent Spielvogel He was 43, now 69 years old as Prisoner of War #2
Agnès Soral She was 38, now 64 years old as Rachel
Volker Spengler He was 59, 80 years old when he died as Fieldmarshall Hermann Göring
Armin Mueller-Stahl He was 67, now 93 years old as Count von Kaltenborn
Adolf Hitler He was 109, 56 years old when he died as Himself (archive footage)
Marc Duret He was 41, now 67 years old as Prisoner of War #3
Marianne Sägebrecht She was 53, now 79 years old as Frau Netta
Jacques Ciron He was 68, now 96 years old as The Judge
Patrick Floersheim He was 54, 71 years old when he died as The Police Commissioner
Caspar Salmon He was 15, now 43 years old as Young Abel

The Ogre Crew

Name Department
Rodney Glenn as Sound Editor. Sound
Anna B. Sheppard as Costume Design. She was 52 (now 78) years old Costume & Make-Up
Heinz Röske as Production Design. Art
Manfred Arbter as Sound Mixer. Sound
Ezio Frigerio as Production Design. He was 68 (now 94) years old Art
Karl-Heinz Laabs as Sound Engineer. Sound
Bruno de Keyzer as Director of Photography. He was 49 (69) years old when He died Camera
Nicolas Gaster as Editor. He was 52 (now 78) years old Editing
Ingrid Windisch as Producer. Production
Peter Przygodda as Editor. He was 57 (69) years old when He died Editing
Volker Schlöndorff as Director. He was 59 (now 85) years old Directing
Volker Schlöndorff as Screenplay. He was 59 (now 85) years old Writing
Michael Nyman as Original Music Composer. He was 54 (now 80) years old Sound
Gebhard Henke as Producer. He was 43 (now 69) years old Production
Michel Tournier as Novel. He was 71 (now 99) years old Writing
Didier Naert as Art Direction. Art
The Ogre poster
The Ogre (28 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, September 12, 1996
  • Runtime: 113 minutes