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Writer Jean-Claude Carrière (Screenplay), Günter Grass (Author), Franz Seitz Junior (Screenplay), Volker Schlöndorff (Screenplay)

Original Title Die Blechtrommel

Release Date May 2, 1979

Runtime 162 min (2h 42m)

Country France, Germany, Poland

Language DE

Budget $3,000,000

Box Office $17,000,000

Studios Jadran film • Artemis Film • Franz Seitz Filmproduktion

The Tin Drum (1979)

Name: The Tin Drum
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1979-05-02
Rating: 3.5

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff

• Written by Jean-Claude Carrière , Günter Grass , Franz Seitz Junior

"A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos."

⭐ 3.5 / 5 (566 votes) ⏱️ 162 min 🎬 Drama, History, War

Ratings Breakdown:

566 ratings

0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

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.

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