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The Tin Drum

1979 • 2h 42m •
Drama History War
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★ 7.0/10
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The Tin Drum

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.

"A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos."

Top Billed 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
Roland Teubner
Joseph Koljaiczek

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2015-05-01

A smart movie powered by David Bennent's performance

Oskar is a young man in World War II Germany who refuses to grow up when he was three years old. He deliberately let himself fall on a stair to injure himself and stop his growth. Oskar's refusal to grow and release his tin drum is an obvious metaphor about refusing the Nazi regime. This is made more obvious since he finally decided to grow and let go of his drum after the Nazi's defeat.

The Tin Drum is based on a celebrated novel by German author Gunter Grass. Director Volker Schlöndorff brings it to life with profound elegance and i...