The Erl-King (French: Le Roi des aulnes) is a 1970 novel by the French writer Michel Tournier. It was published in 1972 in an English translation by Barbara Bray as both The Erl-King and The Ogre. The novel received the Prix Goncourt. The 1996 film The Ogre, directed by Volker Schlöndorff, is based on the novel. Currently it is published in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Books.
Adaptations (1)
The Erl-King was adapted into a 1996 film.
The Ogre1996 · film · 118 min · dir. Volker Schlöndorff · IMDb ↗IMDb6.889%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.
