

The Tin Drum
1979 · Movie · 2h 42m · R
DramaHistoryWar
"A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
84%
Metacritic
63/100
Key crew
- Volker SchlöndorffDirector
- Jean-Claude CarrièreScreenplay
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- Volker SchlöndorffScreenplay
- Franz Seitz JuniorScreenplay
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
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Themes
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