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The Tin Drum (1979)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:9

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7.3/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 22 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: Novelist Günter Grass assisted in this brilliant film adaptation of his groundbreaking novel, which depicts the significant events in German history since the turn of the century as seen through... Novelist Günter Grass assisted in this brilliant film adaptation of his groundbreaking novel, which depicts the significant events in German history since the turn of the century as seen through the eyes of a bizarre child. In this allegorical film, a three-year-old boy observes the hypocrisy of the adult world and decides to remain a child forever by not growing any taller. His primary efforts to communicate consist of glass-shattering screams and banging on his tin drum. But as this unusual lad matures, and the events leading up to the onslaught of Nazism come to a head, he proves to have a keener perception of life than those around him. Volker Schlondorff's powerful drama deservedly won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. [More]

Starring: David Bennent, Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler

Starring: David Bennent, Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler

Director: Volker Schlöndorff

Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Story: Gunter Grass
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Producer: Franz Seitz, Anatole Dauman

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The Tin Drum encompasses a wing of Polish/German wartime history with an explosive cinematic nerve that contributed to a revitalization of German cinema in 1979 shared by Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders and Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

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04/15/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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Fascinating allegory with war, death themes and little boy who won't grow up.

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03/22/08
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
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Technically and stylistically, The Tin Drum is an astounding work. Thematically, it strives for an importance it only sometimes achieves

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10/04/06
Ken Hanke
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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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08/03/04
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
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Oskar's story touches on so many facets of life it's hard to know where to start analyzing.

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05/09/04
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
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The Tin Drum is a lusty, volatile, surreal and chlling view of the rise and fall of the Third Reich.

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01/29/04
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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
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Schlöndorff’s treatment of this material is horribly flawed because he’s too interested in making the audience feel comfortable before he starts damning everything.

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