The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum

A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos. 1979-05-02 France, Germany, Yugoslavia 162 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Mario Adorf is Alfred Matzerath
Mario Adorf
Alfred Matzerath
Angela Winkler is Agnes Matzerath
Angela Winkler
Agnes Matzerath
David Bennent is Oskar Matzerath
David Bennent
Oskar Matzerath
Katharina Thalbach is Maria Matzerath
Katharina Thalbach
Maria Matzerath
Daniel Olbrychski is Jan Bronski
Daniel Olbrychski
Jan Bronski
Tina Engel is Young Anna Koljaiczek
Tina Engel
Young Anna Koljaiczek
Berta Drews is Anna Koljaiczek
Berta Drews
Anna Koljaiczek
Roland Teubner is Joseph Koljaiczek
Roland Teubner
Joseph Koljaiczek
Tadeusz Kunikowski is Uncle Vinzenz
Tadeusz Kunikowski
Uncle Vinzenz
Andréa Ferréol is Lina Greff
Andréa Ferréol
Lina Greff
Heinz Bennent is Greff
Heinz Bennent
Greff
Ilse Pagé is Gretchen Scheffler
Ilse Pagé
Gretchen Scheffler