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The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum

A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.

19797.02h 42m

Overview

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Written by Jean-Claude Carrière, Günter Grass, Volker Schlöndorff
Produced by Anatole Dauman, Franz Seitz Junior, Eberhard Junkersdorf
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $17.0M

Top Cast

Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

Alfred Matzerath

Angela Winkler

Angela Winkler

Agnes Matzerath

David Bennent

David Bennent

Oskar Matzerath

Katharina Thalbach

Katharina Thalbach

Maria Matzerath

Daniel Olbrychski

Daniel Olbrychski

Jan Bronski

Tina Engel

Tina Engel

Young Anna Koljaiczek

Berta Drews

Berta Drews

Anna Koljaiczek

R

Roland Teubner

Joseph Koljaiczek

T

Tadeusz Kunikowski

Uncle Vinzenz

Andréa Ferréol

Andréa Ferréol

Lina Greff

Themes & Keywords

pubertyadulterylolitasuicidebased on novel or booknazidwarfgdansk, polandcircustoxicationgermanymarried couplepregnancyworld war iifamily's daily lifedark comedysuffocationlone wolfkaschubiasynagoguehitler youthcoming of agefamily feudred armyprenatal1920s1940snew german cinema1930sinvasion of normandywar drama

About The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum is a drama, history, war film released in 1979 exploring themes of puberty, adultery, lolita, suicide, based on novel or book, nazi. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff, it stars Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, David Bennent. In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.

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