The Tin Drum
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
Oskar Matzerath is born in 1924 in the Free City of Danzig. When he is three years old, he falls down a flight of stairs and, as a result, his physical growth stops, leaving him the size of a child. As he grows older, the political situation in Europe worsens, and by 1939, World War II begins, affecting the environment around him and the people in his life.
Detailed Synopsis 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.
