Poster for the movie The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum

1979 • 162 minutes
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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.

Picture of Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

Alfred Matzerath

Picture of Angela Winkler

Angela Winkler

Agnes Matzerath

Picture of David Bennent

David Bennent

Oskar Matzerath

Picture of Katharina Thalbach

Katharina Thalbach

Maria Matzerath

Picture of Daniel Olbrychski

Daniel Olbrychski

Jan Bronski

Picture of Tina Engel

Tina Engel

Young Anna Koljaiczek

Picture of Berta Drews

Berta Drews

Anna Koljaiczek

Picture of Roland Teubner

Roland Teubner

Joseph Koljaiczek

Picture of Tadeusz Kunikowski

Tadeusz Kunikowski

Uncle Vinzenz

Picture of Andréa Ferréol

Andréa Ferréol

Lina Greff

Picture of Heinz Bennent

Heinz Bennent

Greff

Picture of Ilse Pagé

Ilse Pagé

Gretchen Scheffler

Picture of Werner Rehm

Werner Rehm

Scheffler

Picture of Käte Jaenicke

Käte Jaenicke

Mother Truczinski

Picture of Otto Sander

Otto Sander

Meyn

Picture of Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour

Sigismund Markus

Picture of Fritz Hakl

Fritz Hakl

Bebra

Picture of Mariella Oliveri

Mariella Oliveri

Roswitha

Picture of Ernst Jacobi

Ernst Jacobi

Löbsack

Picture of Henning Schlüter

Henning Schlüter

Dr. Hollatz

Picture of Marek Walczewski

Marek Walczewski

Schugger-Leo

Picture of Wojciech Pszoniak

Wojciech Pszoniak

Fajngold

Picture of Gustaw Holoubek

Gustaw Holoubek

Priest