The Tin Drum

Name: The Tin Drum
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1979
Duration: 162 min
Rating: 7

1979 · 162 min

Drama · History · War

★ 7.0

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Trailer

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.

Crew

Director Volker Schlöndorff
Screenplay Jean-Claude Carrière
Screenplay Volker Schlöndorff
Screenplay Franz Seitz Junior
Director of Photography Igor Luther

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
R
Roland Teubner
Joseph Koljaiczek
T
Tadeusz Kunikowski
Uncle Vinzenz
Andréa Ferréol
Lina Greff
Heinz Bennent
Greff
Ilse Pagé
Gretchen Scheffler

Crew

Director — Volker Schlöndorff
Screenplay — Jean-Claude Carrière
Screenplay — Volker Schlöndorff
Screenplay — Franz Seitz Junior
Director of Photography — Igor Luther

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