Die Blechtrommel 1979

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Volker Schlöndorff
Written by: Jean-Claude Carrière & Volker Schlöndorff & Franz Seitz Junior
Release date: 1979-05-02
Runtime: 162 minutes
Critics score:
Tagline: A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
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 
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Also known as:
  • Blaszany bębenek
  • Blikktrommen
  • El tambor de hojalata
  • Le tambour
  • O Tambor
  • The Tin Drum
  • Το Ταμπούρλο
  • 양철북