The Tin Drum

Volker Schlöndorff
1979-05-02

A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
6.948
162 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Mario Adorf Alfred Matzerath Unowned
Angela Winkler Agnes Matzerath Unowned
David Bennent Oskar Matzerath Unowned
Katharina Thalbach Maria Matzerath Unowned
Daniel Olbrychski Jan Bronski Unowned
Tina Engel Young Anna Koljaiczek Unowned
Berta Drews Anna Koljaiczek Unowned
Roland Teubner Joseph Koljaiczek Unowned
Tadeusz Kunikowski Uncle Vinzenz Unowned
Andréa Ferréol Lina Greff Unowned
Heinz Bennent Greff Unowned
Ilse Pagé Gretchen Scheffler Unowned
Werner Rehm Scheffler Unowned
Käte Jaenicke Mother Truczinski Unowned
Otto Sander Meyn Unowned
Charles Aznavour Sigismund Markus Unowned
Fritz Hakl Bebra Unowned
Mariella Oliveri Roswitha Unowned
Ernst Jacobi Löbsack Unowned
Henning Schlüter Dr. Hollatz Unowned
Marek Walczewski Schugger-Leo Unowned
Wojciech Pszoniak Fajngold Unowned
Gustaw Holoubek Priest Unowned
Günter Meisner Gestapo Agent Unowned