The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum

A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.

19792h 42mDrama History War

7.0

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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.

Cast

Mario Adorf

Mario AdorfAlfred Matzerath

Angela Winkler

Angela WinklerAgnes Matzerath

David Bennent

David BennentOskar Matzerath

Katharina Thalbach

Katharina ThalbachMaria Matzerath

Daniel Olbrychski

Daniel OlbrychskiJan Bronski

Tina Engel

Tina EngelYoung Anna Koljaiczek

Berta Drews

Berta DrewsAnna Koljaiczek

Roland TeubnerJoseph Koljaiczek

Tadeusz KunikowskiUncle Vinzenz

Andréa Ferréol

Andréa FerréolLina Greff

Heinz Bennent

Heinz BennentGreff

Ilse Pagé

Ilse PagéGretchen Scheffler

Crew

DirectorVolker Schlöndorff

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Details

Original TitleDie Blechtrommel

Release DateMay 2, 1979

Budget$3,000,000

Revenue$17,000,000

LanguagesGerman, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Russian

StudiosJadran Film, Artemis Film, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Argos films, Hallelujah Films, GGB-14, Neue Bioskop Film, Auditrust, Taurus Film

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