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.

John Malkovich
Abel

Armin Mueller-Stahl
Count von Kaltenborn

Gottfried John
Chief Forester

Marianne Sägebrecht
Frau Netta

Volker Spengler
Fieldmarshall Hermann Göring

Heino Ferch
SS Officer Raufeisen

Dieter Laser
Professor Blättchen

Agnès Soral
Rachel
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September 12, 1996
Runtime
1h 53m
Rating
PG-13
Genres
Drama, War
Director