The Tin Drum (1979)
Release: May 2, 1979 | Runtime: 2h 42m | Rating: 6.9
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.
A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
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Main cast
- Mario Adorf as Alfred Matzerath
- Angela Winkler as Agnes Matzerath
- David Bennent as Oskar Matzerath
- Katharina Thalbach as Maria Matzerath
- Daniel Olbrychski as Jan Bronski
- Tina Engel as Young Anna Koljaiczek
- Berta Drews as Anna Koljaiczek
- Roland Teubner as Joseph Koljaiczek
- Tadeusz Kunikowski as Uncle Vinzenz
- Andréa Ferréol as Lina Greff
- Heinz Bennent as Greff
- Ilse Pagé as Gretchen Scheffler
- Werner Rehm as Scheffler
- Käte Jaenicke as Mother Truczinski
- Otto Sander as Meyn
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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.
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