The Tin Drum (1979)

The Tin Drum (1979)

A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos. 1979-05-02 France, Germany, Yugoslavia 162 Min. PG-13
6.9 460 votes

Overview

Oskar Matzerath is a very unusual boy. Refusing to leave the womb until promised a tin drum by his mother, Agnes, 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

Mario Adorf is Alfred Matzerath
Alfred Matzerath
Angela Winkler is Agnes Matzerath
Agnes Matzerath
David Bennent is Oskar Matzerath
Oskar Matzerath
Katharina Thalbach is Maria Matzerath
Maria Matzerath
Daniel Olbrychski is Jan Bronski
Tina Engel is Young Anna Koljaiczek
Young Anna Koljaiczek
Berta Drews is Anna Koljaiczek
Anna Koljaiczek
Roland Teubner is Joseph Koljaiczek
Joseph Koljaiczek
Tadeusz Kunikowski is Onkel Vinzenz
Onkel Vinzenz
Andréa Ferréol is Lina Greff
Ilse Pagé is Gretchen Scheffler
Gretchen Scheffler