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The Tin Drum (1979)

May 2, 1979 · 2h 42m

7.0/10 TMDB user score
565 votes on TMDB

A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.

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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Top cast

  • Mario Adorf Mario Adorf Alfred Matzerath
  • Angela Winkler Angela Winkler Agnes Matzerath
  • David Bennent David Bennent Oskar Matzerath
  • Katharina Thalbach Katharina Thalbach Maria Matzerath
  • Daniel Olbrychski Daniel Olbrychski Jan Bronski
  • Tina Engel Tina Engel Young Anna Koljaiczek
  • Berta Drews Berta Drews Anna Koljaiczek
  • Roland Teubner Joseph Koljaiczek
  • Tadeusz Kunikowski Uncle Vinzenz
  • Andréa Ferréol Andréa Ferréol Lina Greff
  • Heinz Bennent Heinz Bennent Greff
  • Ilse Pagé Ilse Pagé Gretchen Scheffler
  • Werner Rehm Scheffler
  • Käte Jaenicke Mother Truczinski
  • Otto Sander Otto Sander Meyn
  • Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour Sigismund Markus

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