The Tin Drum (1979)
Die Blechtrommel (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 2h 22min
- Drama, War
- 11 Apr 1980 (USA)
- Movie
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 17 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Mario Adorf | ... |
Alfred Matzerath
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Angela Winkler | ... |
Agnes Matzerath
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David Bennent | ... |
Oskar Matzerath
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Katharina Thalbach | ... |
Maria Matzerath
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Daniel Olbrychski | ... |
Jan Bronski
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Tina Engel | ... |
Anna Koljaiczek (jung)
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Berta Drews | ... |
Anna Koljaiczek
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Roland Teubner | ... |
Joseph Koljaiczek
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Tadeusz Kunikowski | ... |
Onkel Vinzenz
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Andréa Ferréol | ... |
Lina Greff
(as Andréa Ferreol)
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Heinz Bennent | ... |
Greff
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Ilse Pagé | ... |
Gretchen Scheffler
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Werner Rehm | ... |
Scheffler
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Käte Jaenicke | ... |
Mutter Truczinski
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Helmut Brasch | ... |
Der Alte Heilandt
(as Helmuth Brasch)
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Otto Sander | ... |
Musiker Meyn
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Wigand Witting | ... |
Herbert Truczinski
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Mariella Oliveri | ... |
Roswitha
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Fritz Hakl | ... |
Bebra
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Emil Feist | ... |
1. Clown
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Herbert Behrendt | ... |
2. Clown
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Karl Heinz Tittelbach | ... |
Felix
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Charles Aznavour | ... |
Sigismund Markus
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Marek Walczewski | ... |
Schugger-Leo
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Ernst Jacobi | ... |
Löbsack
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Wojciech Pszoniak | ... |
Fajngold
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Gerda Blisse | ... |
Frl. Spollenhauer
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Joachim Hackethal | ... |
Hochwürden Wiehnke
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Henning Schlüter | ... |
Dr. Hollatz
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Zygmunt Hübner | ... |
Dr. Michon
(as Zygmunt Huebner)
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Mieczyslaw Czechowicz | ... |
Kobyella
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Bruno Thost | ... |
Obergefreiter Lankes
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Alexander von Richthofen | ... |
Pvt. Herzog
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Lech Grzmocinski | ... |
Stauer
(as L. Grzmocinski)
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Stanislaw Michalski | ... |
1. Gendarme
(as S. Michalski)
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J. Kapinski | ... |
2. Gendarme
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Dietrich Frauboes | ... |
Oberartz - Medical Chief
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Anne Bennent | ... |
Mädchen auf Beerdigungsfeier (uncredited)
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Jean-Claude Carrière | ... |
Rasputin (uncredited)
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Horst Gentzen | ... |
Felix (uncredited) (voice)
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Adolf Hitler | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) (voice)
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Reinhard Kolldehoff | ... |
Eel Catcher (uncredited) (voice)
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Günter Meisner | ... |
Gesundheitspolizist (uncredited)
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Beata Pozniak | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Lutz Riedel | ... |
Soldier (uncredited) (voice)
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Raphaël Vogt | ... |
Peter (uncredited)
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Herbert Weissbach | ... |
Fajngold (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
Volker Schlöndorff |
Written by
Günter Grass | ... | (novel) |
Jean-Claude Carrière | ... | (writer) |
Volker Schlöndorff | ... | (writer) |
Franz Seitz | ... | (writer) |
Günter Grass | ... | (additional dialogue) |
Produced by
Roger Corman | ... | distribution producer (uncredited) |
Anatole Dauman | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Eberhard Junkersdorf | ... | line producer |
Hans Prescher | ... | producer: HR |
Volker Schlöndorff | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Franz Seitz | ... | producer |
Music by
Maurice Jarre | ||
Friedrich Meyer |
Cinematography by
Igor Luther |
Editing by
Suzanne Baron |
Editorial Department
Helga Kusterka | ... | assistant editor |
Philipp Orgassa | ... | digital restoration colorist |
Agape von Dorstewitz | ... | assistant editor (as Agape Dorstewitz) |
Barbara von Weitershausen | ... | assistant editor (as Barbara v. Weitershausen) |
Production Design by
Piotr Dudzinski | ||
Zeljko Senecic |
Art Direction by
Nicos Perakis |
Set Decoration by
Marijan Marcius | ... | (as Marijan Marcijus) |
Edouard Pezzoli | ||
Paul Weber |
Costume Design by
Inge Heer | ||
Dagmar Niefind | ||
Yoshio Yabara | ... | (as Yoshy Yabara) |
Makeup Department
Rino Carboni | ... | makeup artist |
Albina Mackic | ... | makeup artist |
Vitaliana Patacca | ... | hair stylist (as Vitaliana Potacka) |
Ingeborg Thiess | ... | hair stylist |
Alfredo Tiberi | ... | makeup artist |
Teresa Tomaszewska | ... | makeup artist |
Ruzica Vidmar | ... | key makeup artist (as Ruza Vidmar) |
Production Management
Dominik Baltic | ... | unit manager |
Donko Buljan | ... | production manager |
Emir Cejvan | ... | production manager |
Ute Ehmke | ... | production manager |
André Heinrich | ... | production manager |
Siegfried Hofbauer | ... | production manager |
Herbert Kerz | ... | production manager |
Czeslaw Klak | ... | unit manager |
Urszula Orczykowska | ... | production manager |
Ferid Terzic | ... | unit production manager |
Marko Vrdoljak | ... | production manager |
Emir Vrodoljak | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wolfgang Krake | ... | assistant director |
Branko Lustig | ... | assistant director |
Richard Malbequi | ... | assistant director |
Andrzej Reiter | ... | assistant director |
Alexander von Richthofen | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Dominique Antony | ... | set constructor |
Pierre Audouard | ... | props |
Ivo Baltic | ... | props |
Franz Bauer | ... | props |
Ewa Kowalska | ... | set constructor |
Tadeusz Kunikowski | ... | props |
Christian Lenz | ... | props |
Bernd Lepel | ... | set designer |
Boleslaw Miziolek | ... | props |
Barbara Nowak | ... | set designer |
Stanislaw Nowak | ... | painter |
Tihomir Piletic | ... | set designer |
Thomas Schulz | ... | props |
Bogdan Serwa | ... | painter |
Ivo Stjejan | ... | props |
Sound Department
Peter Beil | ... | sound |
Walter Grundauer | ... | sound |
Peter Kellerhals | ... | sound (as Walter Kellerhals) |
Hans-Dieter Schwarz | ... | sound mixer (as Hans Dieter Schwarz) |
Special Effects by
Georges Iaconelli | ... | pyrotechnician (as Georges Jaconelli) |
Josif Karovski | ... | weapons |
Krzysztof Szwed | ... | pyrotechnician |
Nikola Vujasinovic | ... | pyrotechnician |
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Arnold | ... | assistant camera |
Slawomir Baranski | ... | gaffer |
Pero Bernakovic | ... | electrician |
Andrzej Biskupski | ... | still photographer |
Zvonko Blaskovic | ... | gaffer |
Karl Dillitzer | ... | lighting technician |
Antun Gorisek | ... | grip |
Ulla Hübner | ... | still photographer |
Stanislav Jesih | ... | lighting technician |
Eugeniusz Kapelak | ... | electrician |
Vlado Loncaric | ... | gaffer |
Marijan Marcius | ... | grip |
Stanislaw Piech | ... | lighting technician |
Drago Poldrugac | ... | gaffer |
Karl Reiter | ... | still photographer |
Peter Seitz | ... | still photographer |
Nikolaus Starkmeth | ... | assistant camera |
Paul Weber | ... | lighting technician |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Krystyna Bartosik | ... | wardrobe |
Anica Cerovac | ... | wardrobe |
Marko Cerovac | ... | costumer |
Zofia Jedrzejczak | ... | wardrobe |
Renée Miquel | ... | wardrobe |
Elzbieta Radke | ... | costumer |
Franjo Simek | ... | wardrobe |
Location Management
Mladen Cernjak | ... | assistant location manager |
Louis Mayr | ... | location manager |
Jean Claude Mouliére | ... | location manager |
Günther M. Stocklöv | ... | location manager (as Günter Stocklöv) |
Zygmunt Wójcik | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Lothar Brühne | ... | composer: song "Kann Denn Liebe Sünde Sein?" (uncredited) |
Maurice Jarre | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Jan Latham-Koenig | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Carl Loubé | ... | orchestra (uncredited) |
Sidney Sax | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
Eric Tomlinson | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Lilo Schick | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Andrzej Dojnik | ... | production assistant |
Paulette Hufnagel | ... | production administrator |
Ingrid Höller | ... | production secretary |
Franjo Proscan | ... | production secretary |
Gabriele Seitz | ... | press relations |
Amelia Statkiewicz | ... | production administrator |
Ivan Steiger | ... | toys provided by |
Erich Ebert | ... | voice dubbing: Charles Aznavour (uncredited) |
Horst Gentzen | ... | voice dubbing: Karl Heinz Tittelbach (uncredited) |
Reinhard Kolldehoff | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
Lutz Riedel | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
Frank Schröder | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
Anna Thalbach | ... | voice dubbing: Katharina Talbach- restored scene in director's cut (uncredited) |
Herbert Weissbach | ... | voice dubbing: Wojciech Pszoniak (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Franz Seitz Filmproduktion
- Bioskop Film
- Artemis Film
- Hallelujah Films
- GGB-14
- Argos Films
- Jadran Film (co-production)
- Film Polski (co-production)
Distributors
- United Artists (1979) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Argos Films (1979) (France) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1979) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1979) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Televersal (1979) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- United Artists Films (1979) (Finland) (theatrical)
- New World Pictures (1980) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Roadshow Films (1980) (Australia) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- The Movies (1980) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- United Artists Europa (1980) (Italy) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1980) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Sonoro Filme (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Taurus Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- EuroVideo (West Germany) (VHS)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
- Alliance Video (Canada) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Palace Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1986) (Finland) (tv)
- Black Cat (1992) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Gemini Film (1994) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD) ('Arthaus' label)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Atlantic Film (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Silver Media Group (2005) (Greece) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD) ('Arthaus Collection' label)
- Spectra Nova (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Zweitausendeins (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2013) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Arthaus (2016) (Germany) (DVD) (Best of Volker Schlöndorff)
- NTR (2017) (Netherlands) (tv) (NPO2)
- Future Film (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- Solopan (2010) (Poland)
- StudioCanal (2020) (Germany)
- ARTE (2022) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2022) (France) (tv)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2022) (Australia) (DVD)
- Tamasa Distribution (2023) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (4K restoration)
- Kino Video (DVD)
- Scanvideo (Finland) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- National Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Danzig in the 1920s-1930s. Oskar Matzerath, son of a local dealer, is a most unusual boy. Equipped with full intellect right from birth, he decides on his third birthday not to grow up as he sees the crazy world around him on the eve of World War II. He refuses to join society and his tin drum symbolizes his protest against the middle-class mentality of his family and neighbourhood, which stand for all passive people in Nazi Germany at the time. But (almost) nobody listens to him, so the catastrophe continues. Written by Anonymous |
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Taglines | Academy Award Winner Best Foreign Language Film 1979 See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | In June 1997, at the urging of a Christian fundamentalist group, and after viewing a few isolated scenes, an Oklahoma County District Court judge ruled that the film contained child pornography, as defined by Oklahoma's obscenity laws, and was therefore illegal. Oklahoma City police confiscated all copies of the film from libraries and rental outlets, without obtaining the necessary search warrants or court orders. They intimidated video store managers into giving them the addresses of customers with rental copies, went to those homes, and confiscated the movies. The local District Attorney announced that anyone possessing a copy of the movie would be arrested. The D.A. was forced to back down within weeks, and most of the seized videos had been returned by December. By October 1998, after several related lawsuits, U.S. federal courts ruled that the movie did not violate Oklahoma obscenity laws, and the seizure of the videotapes had been unconstitutional. The U.S. Court of Appeals closed the final case in May 2001, and the movie is once again available in Oklahoma County. See more » |
Goofs | While the German soldiers attack the Polish post office, one fires an MG42 machine gun from his shoulder. The German army didn't use that weapon before 1942. It's also not supposed to be fired while standing. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Pieces of Silver (1989). See more » |
Quotes |
Oskar Matzerath:
There once was a drummer. His name was Oskar. He lost his poor mama, who had eat to much fish. There was once a credulous people... who believed in Santa Claus. But Santa Claus was really... the gas man! There was once a toy merchant. His name was Sigismund Markus... and he sold tin drums lacquered red and white. There was once a drummer. His name was Oskar. There was once a toy merchant... whose name was Markus... and he took all the toys in the world away with him. See more » |