Bibliograph

The ogre, Studio Canal ; a German French British coproduction of Studio Babelsberg, Germany, Renn Productions, France, Recorded Picture Company, UK present a Volker Schlöndorff film ; screenplay, Jean-Claude Carrieré and Volker Schlöndorff ; produced by Ingrid Windisch ; director, Volker Schlöndorff

Type

Label

The ogre, Studio Canal ; a German French British coproduction of Studio Babelsberg, Germany, Renn Productions, France, Recorded Picture Company, UK present a Volker Schlöndorff film ; screenplay, Jean-Claude Carrieré and Volker Schlöndorff ; produced by Ingrid Windisch ; director, Volker Schlöndorff

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; some violence/disturbing images and a scene of sexuality

Main title

The ogre

Oclc number

141251759

Responsibility statement

Studio Canal ; a German French British coproduction of Studio Babelsberg, Germany, Renn Productions, France, Recorded Picture Company, UK present a Volker Schlöndorff film ; screenplay, Jean-Claude Carrieré and Volker Schlöndorff ; produced by Ingrid Windisch ; director, Volker Schlöndorff

Runtime

118

Summary

Abel Tiffauges, a French mechanic and recluse who feels children are his only friends, is falsely accused of molestation by a young girl and thrown into prison. He is allowed to join the army on the eve of the Second World War, and quickly becomes a POW who is first given a job on Hermann Goering's estate and then is sent to a castle to work for a German officer. Once again, he gets to be with children-- only this time, it is as a recruiter of German boys for an elite training camp

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

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