The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum

1979
2h 42m
7.0

7.0/10

525 votes • View on IMDb
Drama History War

"A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos."

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $3,000,000

Revenue: $17,000,000

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Jadran Film Artemis Film Franz Seitz Filmproduktion Argos films Hallelujah Films GGB-14 Neue Bioskop Film Auditrust Taurus Film
Production Countries
France Germany Yugoslavia
Spoken Languages
German Hebrew Italian Polish Russian

Keywords

puberty adultery lolita suicide based on novel or book nazi dwarf gdansk, poland circus toxication germany married couple pregnancy world war ii family's daily life dark comedy suffocation lone wolf kaschubia synagogue hitler youth coming of age family feud red army prenatal 1920s 1940s new german cinema 1930s invasion of normandy war drama

Quick Facts

Original Title Die Blechtrommel
Release Date May 2, 1979
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0078875

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

Roland Teubner
Roland Teubner

Joseph Koljaiczek

Tadeusz Kunikowski
Tadeusz Kunikowski

Uncle Vinzenz

Andréa Ferréol
Andréa Ferréol

Lina Greff

Heinz Bennent
Heinz Bennent

Greff

Ilse Pagé
Ilse Pagé

Gretchen Scheffler

Key Crew

Volker Schlöndorff
Screenplay
Franz Seitz Junior
Screenplay
Anatole Dauman
Producer
Jean-Claude Carrière
Screenplay
Franz Seitz Junior
Producer
Volker Schlöndorff
Director
Eberhard Junkersdorf
Producer