Watch The Tin Drum (1979) Official Trailer
A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
7 / 10 IMDb May 2, 1979 2h 42m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 42m
Release Date
May 2, 1979
Genre
Drama, History, War
Status
Released
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$17,000,000
Languages
German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Russian
Country
France, Germany, Poland
Writers
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
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Roland Teubner
as Joseph Koljaiczek
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Tadeusz Kunikowski
as Uncle Vinzenz
Andréa Ferréol
as Lina Greff
Heinz Bennent
as Greff
Ilse Pagé
as Gretchen Scheffler
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Werner Rehm
as Scheffler
Käte Jaenicke
as Mother Truczinski
Otto Sander
as Meyn
Charles Aznavour
as Sigismund Markus
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Fritz Hakl
as Bebra
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Mariella Oliveri
as Roswitha
Ernst Jacobi
as Löbsack
Henning Schlüter
as Dr. Hollatz
Production Companies
Jadran FilmArtemis Film
Franz Seitz Filmproduktion
Argos filmsHallelujah Films
GGB-14
Neue Bioskop FilmAuditrust
Taurus FilmThe Tin Drum Official Trailer 1979
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