The Tin Drum
“A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.”
In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.
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Cast
47 people
Mario Adorf
Alfred Matzerath
Known for
The Italian Connection
I Knew Her Well
Angela Winkler
Agnes Matzerath
Known for
Dark
Suspiria
David Bennent
Oskar Matzerath
Known for
Legend
Dogs of Berlin
Katharina Thalbach
Maria Matzerath
Known for
The Signal
Ruby Red
Daniel Olbrychski
Jan Bronski
Known for
Salt
Decalogue III
Tina Engel
Young Anna Koljaiczek
Known for
Jungle Child
Berta Drews
Anna Koljaiczek
Known for
It Happened in Broad Daylight
Roland Teubner
Joseph Koljaiczek
Also in
Die Judenbuche
Auf Achse
Tadeusz Kunikowski
Uncle Vinzenz
Also in
Kazimierz Wielki
Andréa Ferréol
Lina Greff
Known for
The Last Metro
La Grande Bouffe
Heinz Bennent
Greff
Known for
Possession
The Last Metro
Ilse Pagé
Gretchen Scheffler
Also in
Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser...
The Horror of Blackwood Castle
Volker Schlöndorff Director · Jean-Claude Carrière Screenplay Franz Seitz Junior Screenplay
Worldwide gross $17M · Budget $3M · United States release April 11, 1980
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$17,000,000
Gross vs. budget
5.7×
Production
Jadran film
Production
Artemis Film
Production
Franz Seitz Filmproduktion
Production
Argos films
Production
Hallelujah Films
Production
GGB-14
Production
Neue Bioskop Film
Production
Auditrust
Production
Taurus Film
Production
Bioskop Film
Production
Film Polski
Production
France · Germany · Poland · Croatia
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Languages
Original title
Die Blechtrommel
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Hebrew · Italian · Polish · Russian
Release dates
Germany · May 2, 1979
Theatrical
United States · April 11, 1980
Theatrical
Czechia
May 12, 1994 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 2, 1979 · Theatrical
Finland
November 2, 1979 · Theatrical
October 21, 2005 · Physical · DVD
August 21, 2020 · Physical · DVD, Director's cut
France
May 18, 1979 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
September 19, 1979 · Theatrical
May 31, 2017 · Physical · DIrector's cut (155mn), DVD/BD
Germany
May 1, 1984 · TV
Italy
March 14, 1980 · Theatrical
Japan
April 11, 1981 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 24, 1980 · Theatrical
December 2, 2004 · Physical · DVD
June 9, 2005 · TV · RTL 5
Russia
March 3, 1990 · Limited theatrical · Retrospective of producer Anatole Dauman (Moscow)
Slovakia
October 19, 2017 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 5, 1988 · Theatrical
Spain
May 2, 1979 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 2, 1979 · Theatrical
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