The Tin Drum
- Drama
- History
- War
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.
- Directed by
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Written by
- Volker Schlöndorff, Franz Seitz Junior, Jean-Claude Carrière
Cast
- Mario Adorf
- Angela Winkler
- David Bennent
- Katharina Thalbach
- Daniel Olbrychski
- Tina Engel
- Berta Drews
- Roland Teubner
- Tadeusz Kunikowski
- Andréa Ferréol
- Heinz Bennent
- Ilse Pagé
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- dark comedy
- 1930s
- coming of age
- 1920s
- 1940s
- world war ii
- dwarf
- family's daily life
- nazi
- pregnancy
- suicide
- adultery
- germany
- married couple
- circus
- lone wolf
- puberty
- hitler youth
- red army
- new german cinema
- lolita
- toxication
- suffocation
- family feud
- gdansk, poland
- kaschubia
- synagogue
- prenatal
- invasion of normandy
The Handmaid's Tale
A Free Woman
Diplomacy
Coup de Grâce
Circle of Deceit