The ogre
By: 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
Contributors: Carrière, Jean-Claude, 1931-; Malkovich, John; Sägebrecht, Marianne; John, Gottfried, 1942-2014; Spengler, Volker; Ferch, Heino, 1963-; Soral, Agnès, 1960-; Mueller-Stahl, Armin, 1930-; Tournier, Michel; Studio Canal; Studio Babelsberg; Renn Productions; Recorded Picture Company; Lions Gate Films
Publisher: Lionsgate
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Santa Monica, Calif
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 118
Subjects: Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945; Children and adults; Military training camps; Teatro; False imprisonment; Drama; Boys; Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945; Encarcelamiento ilegal; Muchachos; Child-adult relationship
Description: 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.
Notes: Title from container.

Based on the novel Le roi des aulnes by Michel Tournier.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.

Director of photography, Bruno de Keyzer ; art director, Didier Naert ; editor, Nicolas Gaster ; music, Michael Nyman ; costume designer, Anna Sheppard ; production designer, Ezio Frigerio.

John Malkovich, Marianne Sagebrecht, Gottfried John, Volker Spengler, Heino Ferch, Agnes Soral, Armin Mueller-Stahl.

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

DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1, 16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., digitally mastered.

English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.