The Tin Drum (1979)
Die Blechtrommel
A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
142 min
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.
- Release date
- May 3, 1979
- Country of origin
- France, Germany
- Budget
- $3,000,000
- Box office
- $17,000,000
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Trailer
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 Anna Koljaiczek (jung)
- Berta Drews as Anna Koljaiczek
- Roland Teubner as Joseph Koljaiczek
- Tadeusz Kunikowski as Onkel 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
- Charles Aznavour as Sigismund Markus
- Ernst Jacobi as Löbsack
- Henning Schlüter as Dr. Hollatz
- Marek Walczewski as Schugger-Leo
- Wojciech Pszoniak as Fajngold
- Gustaw Holoubek as Priest
- Günter Meisner as Gestapo Agent
- Helmut Brasch as Der alte Heilandt
- Wigand Witting as Herbert Truczinski
- Gerda Blisse as Frl. Spollenhauer
Crew
- Volker Schlöndorff · Director
- Günter Grass · Writer
- Jean-Claude Carrière · Writer
- Volker Schlöndorff · Writer
- Franz Seitz · Writer
- Franz Seitz · Producer
- Maurice Jarre · Composer
- Friedrich Meyer · Composer
- Igor Luther · Cinematographer
- Suzanne Baron · Editor
- Bernd Lepel · Production designer