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The Tin Drum
(1979)
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Cast
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Mario Adorf | ... |
Alfred Matzerath
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Angela Winkler | ... |
Agnes Matzerath
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Oskar Matzerath
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Katharina Thalbach | ... |
Maria Matzerath
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Jan Bronski
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Tina Engel | ... |
Anna Koljaiczek (jung)
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Berta Drews | ... |
Anna Koljaiczek
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Roland Teubner | ... |
Joseph Koljaiczek
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Tadeusz Kunikowski | ... |
Onkel Vinzenz
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Andréa Ferréol | ... |
Lina Greff
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Heinz Bennent | ... |
Greff
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Ilse Pagé | ... |
Gretchen Scheffler
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Werner Rehm | ... |
Scheffler
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Käte Jaenicke | ... |
Mutter Truczinski
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Helmut Brasch | ... |
Der Alte Heilandt
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Danzig in the 1920s/1930s. Oskar Matzerath, son of a local dealer, is a most unusual boy. Equipped with full intellect right from his birth he decides at his third birthday not to grow up as he sees the crazy world around him at the eve of World War II. So he refuses the society and his tin drum symbolizes his protest against the middle-class mentality of his family and neighborhood, which stand for all passive people in Nazi Germany at that time. However, (almost) nobody listens to him, so the catastrophe goes on... Written by Anonymous
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A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos. [Video Australia] See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
11 April 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Gross:
SEK 3,963,773 (Sweden)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
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2.20 : 1
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Trivia
There are several references (on the English soundtrack/ subtitles) to 'Kashubians'. Jan Bronski is referred as a Kashubian by Alfred Matzerath. Kahsubia is an ethnic group, centred on north-central Poland, with the nominal capital being Gdansk (Danzig). Kashubians were considered by the Nazis as of German stock/ extraction. See more »Goofs
When Oskar breaks the teacher's glasses, the pattern of spots on his face change. See more »Quotes
Oskar Matzerath: There once was a drummer. His name was Oskar. He lost his poor mama, who had eat to much fish. There was once a credulous people... who believed in Santa Claus. But Santa Claus was really... the gas man! There was once a toy merchant. His name was Sigismund Markus... and he sold tin drums lacquered red and white. There was once a drummer. His name was Oskar. There was once a toy merchant... whose name was Markus... and he took all the toys in the world away with him.See more »
Having read the greater-than-life novel by Günther Grass, this film is an interesting viewing for many reasons. Reason number 1: the most important reason is of course, how on earth did they manage to get anyone to play Oskar? The director has shown us a stroke of geniosity by casting a 12-year old boy as Oskar, who besides is a brilliant actor (I wonder whatever became of him). Reason number two: how could anyone ever visualize the grotesque and chaotic scenes in the book? Once again the director comes up with something brilliant, he makes the scenes as graphic as possible, he doesn't care about the MPAA, he doesn't care about movie-watchers with heart problems, and he's not afraid of overdoing anything. He puts as much force and effort in the scenes as possible, and they come out brilliantly. Reason number 3: How does he capture the moods of the multi-layered book? He simply stays very faithful to the books text and uses camera angles, lighting effects and music perfectly to accompany the visions of Günther Grass. Those are the most apparent reasons and because of those, the film is brilliant. The only flaw is leaving the story unfinished (although, the ones who never read the book, won't notice that). Altogether, an interesting, stylish and rewarding film experience.