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The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum
★ 7.0/10•1979•2h 42m•R•Drama•History•War
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A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.

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.

Jean-Claude Carrière · Screenplay

Franz Seitz Junior · Screenplay

Volker Schlöndorff · Screenplay

Volker Schlöndorff · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 42m
LanguageDE
Release DateMay 2, 1979
Budget$3,000,000
Revenue$17,000,000

Actors

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

Joseph Koljaiczek

Tadeusz Kunikowski

Uncle Vinzenz

Andréa Ferréol

Andréa Ferréol

Lina Greff

Heinz Bennent

Heinz Bennent

Greff

Ilse Pagé

Ilse Pagé

Gretchen Scheffler

Werner Rehm

Scheffler

Käte Jaenicke

Mother Truczinski

Otto Sander

Otto Sander

Meyn

Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour

Sigismund Markus

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