The Tin Drum

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.

Country:

France,

Germany,

Yugoslavia

Genre:

Drama,

History,

War

Duration:

162 minutes

Year:

1979

Director:

Volker Schlöndorff

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Company:

Jadran Film,

Artemis Film,

Franz Seitz Filmproduktion,

Argos Films,

Hallelujah Films,

GGB-14,

Neue Bioskop Film,

Auditrust

Budget:

$3,000,000

Revenue:

$17,000,000

Cast:

Alfred Matzerath

Agnes Matzerath

Oskar Matzerath

Maria Matzerath

Jan Bronski

Crew:

Producer

Producer

Director of Photography

Editor

Screenplay