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The Tin Drum
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.
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The Tin Drum
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- Cast
- Crew
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Status
Released
Release Date
May 2, 1979
Runtime
2h 42m
Genres
Drama, History, War
User Score
69%
Original Title
Die Blechtrommel
Production Companies
Jadran Film, Artemis Film, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Argos Films, Hallelujah Films, GGB-14, Neue Bioskop Film, Auditrust
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$17,000,000
Description
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.
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