The Tin Drum
A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
Drama
History
War
Overview
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1979-05-02
Runtime:
2h 42m
Director:
Volker Schlöndorff
Writer:
Jean-Claude Carrière, Franz Seitz Jr., Volker Schlöndorff
Top Cast
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
Heinz Bennent
Greff
Ilse Pagé
Gretchen Scheffler
Official Videos
Three Reasons: The Tin Drum
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