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The Tin Drum

1979, Drama, 2h 22m

25 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Oskar Matzerath (David Bennent) is a very unusual boy. Refusing to leave the womb until promised a tin drum by his mother, Agnes (Angela Winkler), 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 & Crew

David Bennent
David Bennent
Oskar Matzerath
Angela Winkler
Angela Winkler
Agnes Matzerath
Mario Adorf
Mario Adorf
Alfred Matzerath
Daniel Olbrychski
Daniel Olbrychski
Jan Bronski
Katharina Thalbach
Katharina Thalbach
Maria Matzerath
Heinz Bennent
Heinz Bennent
Greff
Andréa Ferréol
Andréa Ferréol
Lina Greff
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
Sigismund Markus
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff
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Franz Seitz
Franz Seitz
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Anatole Dauman
Anatole Dauman
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Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff
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Jean-Claude Carrière
Jean-Claude Carrière
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Franz Seitz
Franz Seitz
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Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre
Original Music
Igor Luther
Igor Luther
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Suzanne Baron
Suzanne Baron
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Full Review… Charles Champlin Los Angeles Times Full Review… Ela Bittencourt Slant Magazine Full Review… R. Emmet Sweeney Time Out Full Review… Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Full Review… Vincent Canby New York Times Full Review… Stephen Farber New West/California Full Review… Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia Full Review… Bill Newcott Movies For The Rest Of Us Full Review… Fernando Trueba El Pais (Spain) Full Review… Brian Gibson Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) Full Review… Sarah Boslaugh PopMatters Full Review… Eric Melin Scene-Stealers.com
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