The Tin Drum (1979)

R05/02/1979Drama, History, War2h 42m
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A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Mario Adorf

    Alfred Matzerath

  2. Cast 1

    Angela Winkler

    Agnes Matzerath

  3. Cast 1

    David Bennent

    Oskar Matzerath

  4. Cast 1

    Katharina Thalbach

    Maria Matzerath

  5. Cast 1

    Daniel Olbrychski

    Jan Bronski

  6. Cast 1

    Tina Engel

    Young Anna Koljaiczek

  7. Cast 1

    Berta Drews

    Anna Koljaiczek

  8. Roland Teubner

    Joseph Koljaiczek

  9. Tadeusz Kunikowski

    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...