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The Tin Drum
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The Tin Drum

1979-05-02 · 162 min · ★ 7.0

Drama · History · War

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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Directors
Volker Schlöndorff
Production companies
Jadran Film, Artemis Film, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Argos films, Hallelujah Films, GGB-14, Neue Bioskop Film, Auditrust, Taurus Film
Countries
France, Germany, Poland
Status
Released
Budget
USD 3,000,000
Revenue
USD 17,000,000

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Mario AdorfMario AdorfAlfred Matzerath
Angela WinklerAngela WinklerAgnes Matzerath
David BennentDavid BennentOskar Matzerath
Katharina ThalbachKatharina ThalbachMaria Matzerath
Daniel OlbrychskiDaniel OlbrychskiJan Bronski
Tina EngelTina EngelYoung Anna Koljaiczek
Berta DrewsBerta DrewsAnna Koljaiczek
Roland TeubnerJoseph Koljaiczek
Tadeusz KunikowskiUncle Vinzenz
Andréa FerréolAndréa FerréolLina Greff
Heinz BennentHeinz BennentGreff
Ilse PagéIlse PagéGretchen Scheffler
Werner RehmScheffler
Käte JaenickeMother Truczinski
Otto SanderOtto SanderMeyn
Charles AznavourCharles AznavourSigismund Markus
Fritz HaklBebra
Mariella OliveriRoswitha
Ernst JacobiErnst JacobiLöbsack
Henning SchlüterHenning SchlüterDr. Hollatz

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