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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.
Box Office
$51K
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 5, 2000
Director
Writers
Producers
Andreas Grosch, Rainer Simon, Pierre Couveinhes
Music
Studio
Recorded Picture Company, Renn Productions, Studio Babelsberg, UFA, Canal+, France 2 Cinéma, WDR, Heritage Films
Original Title
Der Unhold
Original Language
German
Quotes
See all →Warning of an Ogre's Threat
Frau Netta
Reading a letter Abel found] "A word to all mothers: Beware of The Ogre! An Ogre is roaming through our neighborhood, stealing our children. Don't listen to his promises or threats. Teach the children to hide from him. If The Ogre takes your child, you will never see it again." Go. Take it to Raufeisen.
Raufeisen
An ogre? An ogre?! Are we in a fairy tale? We are surrounded by traitors. This has a Jewish stink about it. Can't you smell it? This just means you have to work harder. Our school must still remain the best. I'm counting on it.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Confrontation Over Eastern Characteristics and Identity
Dr. Obersturmbannfuehrer Blaettchen
Anything goes. You bring anything you run into. Nothing but Eastern characteristics. Short, pale, testicles- poorly hung. What do you want me to do with him? Get out.
[''To Gunther'']
Raufeisen
Where are you off to?
Gunther
Home.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
John Malkovich
Abel
A
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Count von Kaltenborn
G
Gottfried John
Chief Forester
M
Marianne Sägebrecht
Frau Netta
V
Volker Spengler
Fieldmarshall Hermann Göring
H
Heino Ferch
SS Officer Raufeisen
D
Dieter Laser
Professor Blättchen
A
Agnès Soral
Rachel
S
Sasha Hanau
Martine
V
Vernon Dobtcheff
Lawyer
S
Simon McBurney
Brigadier
L
Luc Florian
Prisoner of War #1
L
Laurent Spielvogel
Prisoner of War #2
M
Marc Duret
Prisoner of War #3
P
Philippe Sturbelle
Prisoner of War #4
J
Jacques Ciron
State Attorney
P
Patrick Floersheim
Police Captain
C
Caspar Salmon
Young Abel
T
Thierry Monfray
Teacher
J
Jacques Brunet
Principal at School
