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The Tin Drum (1979)

A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.

  • Drama
  • History
  • War

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.

Rating
7 / 10 (565 votes)
Release date
May 2, 1979
Runtime
2h 42m
Language
German
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Status
Released
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Top 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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