The read
A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, Metacritic 63/100. Scores higher than 76% of the 1,101 1970s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 42m. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic63/100
552 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean-Claude CarrièreScreenplay
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- Franz Seitz JuniorScreenplay
- Volker SchlöndorffScreenplay
- Volker SchlöndorffDirector
Cast
- Mario AdorfAlfred Matzerath
- Angela WinklerAgnes Matzerath
- David BennentOskar Matzerath
- Katharina ThalbachMaria Matzerath
- Daniel OlbrychskiJan Bronski
- Tina EngelYoung Anna Koljaiczek
- Berta DrewsAnna Koljaiczek
- Roland TeubnerJoseph Koljaiczek
- Tadeusz KunikowskiUncle Vinzenz
- Andréa FerréolLina Greff
- Heinz BennentGreff
- Ilse PagéGretchen Scheffler
Movies like The Tin Drum
Shows like The Tin Drum
Themes
pubertyadulterylolitasuicidebased on novel or booknazidwarfgdansk, polandcircustoxicationgermanymarried couple
The Best Movies of 1979
The Tin Drum is #35 of 60
