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The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum

# A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
Drama   History   War
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 3,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: German , Hebrew , Italian , Polish , Russian
📆 Date Released: 1979-05-02
⌚ Running Time: 162 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.9

Beloved Cast

Mario Adorf original image
Alfred Matzerath
Mario Adorf
Angela Winkler original image
Agnes Matzerath
Angela Winkler
David Bennent original image
Oskar Matzerath
David Bennent
Katharina Thalbach original image
Maria Matzerath
Katharina Thalbach
Daniel Olbrychski original image
Jan Bronski
Daniel Olbrychski
Tina Engel original image
Young Anna Koljaiczek
Tina Engel
Berta Drews original image
Anna Koljaiczek
Berta Drews
Roland Teubner original image
Joseph Koljaiczek
Roland Teubner
Tadeusz Kunikowski original image
Uncle Vinzenz
Tadeusz Kunikowski
Andréa Ferréol original image
Lina Greff
Andréa Ferréol
Heinz Bennent original image
Greff
Heinz Bennent
Ilse Pagé original image
Gretchen Scheffler
Ilse Pagé
Werner Rehm original image
Scheffler
Werner Rehm
Käte Jaenicke original image
Mother Truczinski
Käte Jaenicke
Otto Sander original image
Meyn
Otto Sander
Charles Aznavour original image
Sigismund Markus
Charles Aznavour
Fritz Hakl original image
Bebra
Fritz Hakl
Mariella Oliveri original image
Roswitha
Mariella Oliveri
Ernst Jacobi original image
Löbsack
Ernst Jacobi
Henning Schlüter original image
Dr. Hollatz
Henning Schlüter
Marek Walczewski original image
Schugger-Leo
Marek Walczewski
Wojciech Pszoniak original image
Fajngold
Wojciech Pszoniak
Gustaw Holoubek original image
Priest
Gustaw Holoubek

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