Drama · History · War

The Tin Drum

Directed byVolker Schlöndorff

1979 · 2h 42m · Kijkwijzer 12

Synopsis

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.

Cast & crew

Cast

  • Mario AdorfAlfred Matzerath
  • Angela WinklerAgnes Matzerath
  • David BennentOskar Matzerath
  • Katharina ThalbachMaria Matzerath
  • Daniel OlbrychskiJan Bronski
  • Tina EngelYoung Anna Koljaiczek
  • Berta DrewsAnna Koljaiczek
  • Roland TeubnerJoseph Koljaiczek
  • Tadeusz KunikowskiUncle Vinzenz
  • Andréa FerréolLina Greff
  • Heinz BennentGreff
  • Ilse PagéGretchen Scheffler

Crew

  • Volker SchlöndorffDirector, Writer
  • Franz Seitz JuniorWriter
  • Jean-Claude CarrièreWriter