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About
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.
Theatrical
Apr 11, 1980
Box Office
$17.0M
Budget
$3.0M
Return
5.7x
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Jadran Film, Artemis Film, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Argos films, Hallelujah Films, GGB-14, Neue Bioskop Film, Auditrust, Taurus Film
Original Title
Die Blechtrommel
Original Language
German
Keywords
germany
suicide
circus
adultery
dwarf
based on novel or book
puberty
toxication
world war ii
lolita
married couple
nazi
family's daily life
suffocation
gdansk, poland
kaschubia
lone wolf
pregnancy
synagogue
hitler youth
dark comedy
coming of age
family feud
red army
prenatal
1920s
1940s
new german cinema
1930s
invasion of normandy
war drama
Cast
Full credits →M
Mario Adorf
Alfred Matzerath
A
Angela Winkler
Agnes Matzerath
D
David Bennent
Oskar Matzerath
K
Katharina Thalbach
Maria Matzerath
D
Daniel Olbrychski
Jan Bronski
T
Tina Engel
Young Anna Koljaiczek
B
Berta Drews
Anna Koljaiczek
T
Tadeusz Kunikowski
Uncle Vinzenz
A
Andréa Ferréol
Lina Greff
H
Heinz Bennent
Greff
I
Ilse Pagé
Gretchen Scheffler
W
Werner Rehm
Scheffler
K
Käte Jaenicke
Mother Truczinski
O
Otto Sander
Meyn
C
Charles Aznavour
Sigismund Markus
F
Fritz Hakl
Bebra
E
Ernst Jacobi
Löbsack
H
Henning Schlüter
Dr. Hollatz
M
Marek Walczewski
Schugger-Leo
W
Wojciech Pszoniak
Fajngold
