Drama

The Tin Drum

DramaWar

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.

Year

1980

Duration

2h 22m

IMDb

7.4

Trailer

Cast

Volker Schlöndorff

Director

David Bennent

Oskar Matzerath

Mario Adorf

Alfred Matzerath

Angela Winkler

Agnes Matzerath

Katharina Thalbach

Maria Matzerath

Daniel Olbrychski

Jan Bronski

TE

Tina Engel

Anna Koljaiczek (jung)

Berta Drews

Anna Koljaiczek

RT

Roland Teubner

Joseph Koljaiczek

TK

Tadeusz Kunikowski

Onkel Vinzenz

Andréa Ferréol

Lina Greff

Heinz Bennent

Greff

Ilse Pagé

Gretchen Scheffler

WR

Werner Rehm

Scheffler

KJ

Käte Jaenicke

Mutter Truczinski

HB

Helmut Brasch

Der Alte Heilandt

Otto Sander

Musiker Meyn

WW

Wigand Witting

Herbert Truczinski

MO

Mariella Oliveri

Roswitha

Günter Grass

Writer

Jean-Claude Carrière

Writer

Volker Schlöndorff

Writer

FS

Franz Seitz

Writer

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Comments

10 comments

KatlegoJun 15, 2025

I saw this flick many years ago, and there are images from this movie I shall probably take with me to the grave. Things I saw in this movie that vividly stuck in my brain are such things as a huge eel being pulled out of a severed horses head that was just dragged from the sea on a rope, a soldier having carnal knowledge with a lady in the middle of a field while being hunted by another soldier, a young boy spitting into a hand of a young girl ... And I could go on. This movie I found to be extremely unique and varied in many ways. I don't know that I can really recommend this movie all in all, but if you do watch it, be prepared for a very unique experience film wise. Beamer

BDMJan 28, 2025

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YDOLLAHZDec 25, 2024

first watch

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source: The Tin Drum

uppoompatNov 16, 2022

Die Blechtrommel

Saber ChaibNov 16, 2022

The Tin Drum is one of the strangest films that I have seen in a long time. Strange not necessarily being a bad thing. It contains a feel similar to that of other eastern european films. It follows the life of Oskar, a three year old German boy who refuses to stop playing the tin drum that he received for his birthday. After viewing how ludicrous adults act, Oskar decides to stop his growth, and stay three years old forever. The Tin Drum has been banned in Oklahoma, and was the feature of some programs on censored films. The cause of this controversy is the fact that Oskar grows old, but never changes his toddler appearance. This plot line troubles some, especially when Oskar reaches puberty and becomes interested in the fairer sex. Despite the controversies, The Tin Drum is a film that should not be missed. It is definetely one of the best films to come out of Germany in the past 20 years.