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Die Blechtrommel 1979

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:
79 / 100
Tagline: A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
Cast:
Mario Adorf Mario Adorf
Alfred Matzerath 
David Bennent David Bennent
Oskar Matzerath 
Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour
Sigismund Markus 
Heinz Bennent Heinz Bennent
Greff 
Tina Engel Tina Engel
Young Anna Koljaiczek 
Andréa Ferréol Andréa Ferréol
Lina Greff 
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Also known as:
  • The Tin Drum
  • Blaszany bębenek
  • Blecktrumman
  • El tambor de hojalata
  • Le tambour
  • O Tambor
  • Το Ταμπούρλο
  • 양철북