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.

• Heritage Films
• Recorded Picture Company
• John Malkovich
• Armin Mueller-Stahl
• Gottfried John
• Marianne Sägebrecht
• Volker Spengler
• Heino Ferch
• Dieter Laser
• Agnès Soral