Die Blechtrommel (1979)
"A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos."
Title: The Tin Drum
Original Title: Die Blechtrommel
Release Date: 1979-05-02
Status: Released
Rating: 6.944/10 (from 474 votes)
Language: DE
Genres: Drama, History, War
Production Companies: Jadran Film, Artemis Film, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Argos Films, Hallelujah Films, GGB-14, Neue Bioskop Film, Auditrust
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.
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
