The Tin Drum
Die Blechtrommel1979
A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
- Volker Schlöndorff
- 2h 42m
- May 2, 1979 · Germany, France, Poland
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 2, 1979
- Original language
- German
- Spoken languages
- German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Russian
- Countries
- Germany, France, Poland
- Production
- Taurus Film,Argos Films,Neue Bioskop Film,Artemis Film,Jadran Film,Franz Seitz Filmproduktion,Film Polski,Hallelujah Films,GGB-14,Auditrust,Argos films
- Cast
- Mario Adorf,Angela Winkler,David Bennent,Katharina Thalbach,Daniel Olbrychski,Tina Engel,Berta Drews,Roland Teubner,Tadeusz Kunikowski,Andréa Ferréoland 14 more
- Director
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Cinematography
- Igor Luther
- Music
- Maurice Jarre
- Budget
- $3,000,000
- Revenue
- $17,000,000
- IMDb
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