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The Tin Drum

1979 Film Synopsis & Plot Summary

7/10

Rating

162 min

Runtime

1979

Release Year

Volker Schlöndorff

Director

Cast

Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, David Bennent, Katharina Thalbach, Daniel Olbrychski

Quick Synopsis

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.

Full Plot Summary of The Tin Drum

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.

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