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The Tin Drum
A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
Drama, History, War - 1979
7.5
84%
63
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.

Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
162 min
Release date:
2 May 1979
Country:
FR, DE, YU
Languages:
German, Hebrew (modern), Italian, Polish, Russian
Budget:
$3,000,000
Revenue:
$17,000,000
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 18 wins & 6 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Schlondorff has a tendency to sketch the rest of the cast as simple grotesques or symbols of decadence that are unconvincingly humanized in the final third.
– R. Emmet Sweeney,
Time Out New York,
18 Sep 2012
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