The Tin Drum (1979)
05/02/1979 (FR) • 2h 42m
A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Alfred Matzerath
Agnes Matzerath
Oskar Matzerath
Maria Matzerath
Jan Bronski
Young Anna Koljaiczek
Anna Koljaiczek
Joseph Koljaiczek
Uncle Vinzenz
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Status
Released
Original Language
German
Budget
$3,000,000.00
Revenue
$17,000,000.00
Keywords
puberty
adultery
lolita
suicide
based on novel or book
nazi
dwarf
gdansk, poland
circus
toxication
germany
married couple
pregnancy
world war ii
family's daily life
dark comedy
suffocation
lone wolf
kaschubia
synagogue
hitler youth
coming of age
family feud
red army
prenatal
1920s
1940s
new german cinema
1930s
invasion of normandy
war drama
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