The Tin Drum

19792h 42min

Oskar Matzerath is a very unusual boy. Refusing to leave the womb until promised a tin drum by his mother, Agnes, Oskar is reluctant to enter a world he sees as filled with hypocrisy and injustice, and vows on his third birthday to never grow up. Miraculously, he gets his wish. As the Nazis rise to power in Danzig, Oskar wills himself to remain a child, beating his tin drum incessantly and screaming in protest at the chaos surrounding him.

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Oskar Matzerath is a very unusual boy. Refusing to leave the womb until promised a tin drum by his mother, Agnes, Oskar is reluctant to enter a world he sees as filled with hypocrisy and injustice, and vows on his third birthday to never grow up. Miraculously, he gets his wish. As the Nazis rise to power in Danzig, Oskar wills himself to remain a child, beating his tin drum incessantly and screaming in protest at the chaos surrounding him.

Released
May 2, 1979
Runtime
2h 42min
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$17,000,000
Genre
DramaHistoryWar
Language
German
Production
Jadran Film, Artemis Film, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Argos Films, Hallelujah Films, GGB-14, Neue Bioskop Film, Auditrust
Cast
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