The Tin Drum
A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
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Cast and Crew
Mario Adorf
Alfred Matzerath
Angela Winkler
Agnes Matzerath
David Bennent
Oskar Matzerath
Katharina Thalbach
Maria Matzerath
Daniel Olbrychski
Jan Bronski
Tina Engel
Young Anna Koljaiczek
Berta Drews
Anna Koljaiczek
Roland Teubner
Joseph Koljaiczek
Tadeusz Kunikowski
Uncle Vinzenz
Andréa Ferréol
Lina Greff
Jean-Claude Carrière
Screenplay
Günter Grass
Author
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Franz Seitz Jr.
Screenplay
Volker Schlöndorff
Screenplay
Igor Luther
Director of Photography
Suzanne Baron
Editor
Volker Schlöndorff
Director
Franz Seitz Jr.
Producer
Anatole Dauman
Producer
The Tin Drum
Oskar Matzerath is a very unusual boy. Refusing to leave the womb until promised a tin drum by his mother, Agnes, Oskar is reluctant to enter a world he sees as filled with hypocrisy and injustice, and vows on his third birthday to never grow up. Miraculously, he gets his wish. As the Nazis rise to power in Danzig, Oskar wills himself to remain a child, beating his tin drum incessantly and screaming in protest at the chaos surrounding him.
Orignal Title
Die Blechtrommel
Orignal Language
de
Duration
162 minutes
Genre
Drama, History, War
Status
Released
Release Data
1979-05-02
Budget
$3000000
Revenue
$17000000
Production Companies
Jadran Film, Artemis Film, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Argos Films, Hallelujah Films, GGB-14, Neue Bioskop Film, Auditrust, Taurus Film
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