The Tin Drum
1979/05/02 (US) | Drama, History, War
A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
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.
Volker Schlöndorff
Director
Jean-Claude Carrière
Screenplay
Volker Schlöndorff
Screenplay
Franz Seitz Jr.
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Mario Adorf
Alfred Matzerath
Angela Winkler
Agnes Matzerath
David Bennent
Oskar Matzerath
Katharina Thalbach
Maria Matzerath
Daniel Olbrychski
Jan Bronski
Tina Engel
Young Anna Koljaiczek
Berta Drews
Anna Koljaiczek
Budget
$ 3,000,000
Revenue
$ 17,000,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Jadran Film
- Artemis Film
- Franz Seitz Filmproduktion
- Argos films
Crews
Günter Grass
Author
Anatole Dauman
Producer
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Igor Luther
Director of Photography
Suzanne Baron
Editor