
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.

Alfred Matzerath

Agnes Matzerath

Oskar Matzerath

Maria Matzerath

Jan Bronski

Young Anna Koljaiczek

Anna Koljaiczek
Joseph Koljaiczek
Uncle Vinzenz
A smart movie powered by David Bennent's performance Oskar is a young man in World War II Germany who refuses to grow up when he was three years old. He deliberately let himself fall on a stair to injure himself and stop his growth. Oskar's refusal to grow and release his tin drum is an obvious metaphor about refusing the Nazi regime. This is made more obvious since he finally decided to grow and let go of his drum after the Nazi's defeat. The Tin Drum is based on a celebrated novel by German author Gunter Grass. Director Volker Schlöndorff brings it to life with profound elegance and in...
Status Released
Original LanguageGerman
Budget$3,000,000.00
Revenue $17,000,000.00