The Tin Drum (1980)

Movie"A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos."
Audience Score
69
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R 2 hr 42 minApr 11th, 1980Drama, War, History
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.
StarringMario AdorfAngela WinklerDavid Bennent
DirectorVolker Schlöndorff

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 11th, 1980
Movie Budget:$3,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$17,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:German
Production Companies:Jadran Film, Artemis Film, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Argos Films, Hallelujah Films, GGB-14, Neue Bioskop Film, Auditrust
Movie Tags:
based on novel or bookworld war iicoming of agedark comedysuicidenazipregnancy1940s1930sadultery