The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum

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DramaHistoryWar

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.

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Mario Adorf

Alfred Matzerath

Angela Winkler

Agnes Matzerath

David Bennent

Oskar Matzerath

Katharina Thalbach

Maria Matzerath

Daniel Olbrychski

Jan Bronski

Tina Engel

Young Anna Koljaiczek

Berta Drews

Anna Koljaiczek

Roland Teubner

Joseph Koljaiczek

Tadeusz Kunikowski

Uncle Vinzenz

Andréa Ferréol

Lina Greff

Heinz Bennent

Greff

Ilse Pagé

Gretchen Scheffler

Werner Rehm

Scheffler

Käte Jaenicke

Mother Truczinski

Otto Sander

Meyn

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Release dateMay 02 1979

Runtime2 hours 42 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguagesGerman, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Russian

Production companiesJadran Film, Artemis Film, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Argos films, Hallelujah Films, GGB-14, Neue Bioskop Film, Auditrust, Taurus Film

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