Topic

The Tin Drum

0 members

Comments

Ask this entity anything:

Free account · your comment posts right after signup

Topic

The Tin Drum

0 members

The Tin Drum is a 1979 film adaptation of Günter Grass' novel of the same title, directed by Volker Schlöndorff from a screenplay co-written with Jean-Claude Carrière and Franz Seitz. It stars Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, Daniel Olbrychski, Katharina Thalbach, Charles Aznavour, and David Bennent in the lead role of Oskar Matzerath, a young boy who willfully arrests his own physical development and remains in the body of a child even as he enters adulthood.

Read the full article →

🎬 Movie

Screen catalogue →

1979 · 2h 42m · Drama · History · War

TMDB 7.0/10 (544 votes)

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.

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff

Box office $17M worldwide

IMDb ↗

Family guide

Family reviews:Plugged In ↗Common Sense Media ↗Dove ↗Movieguide ↗

Cast & crew

Volker SchlöndorffDirector

Mario Adorfas Alfred Matzerath

Angela Winkleras Agnes Matzerath

David Bennentas Oskar Matzerath

Katharina Thalbachas Maria Matzerath

Daniel Olbrychskias Jan Bronski

Tina Engelas Young Anna Koljaiczek

Berta Drewsas Anna Koljaiczek RRoland Teubneras Joseph Koljaiczek TTadeusz Kunikowskias Uncle Vinzenz

Andréa Ferréolas Lina Greff

Heinz Bennentas Greff

Ilse Pagéas Gretchen Scheffler WWerner Rehmas Scheffler

Käte Jaenickeas Mother Truczinski