The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum 1979 Directed by Volker Schlöndorff Die Blechtrommel

A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.

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.

Countries France , Germany , Yugoslavia

Production Countries France , Germany , Yugoslavia

Language German

Spoken Languages German , Hebrew , Italian , Polish , Russian

Gneres Drama , History , War

Production Companies Jadran Film , Taurus Film , Argos films , Neue Bioskop Film , Franz Seitz Filmproduktion , Artemis Film , Hallelujah Films , GGB-14 , Auditrust

Budget $3,000,000

Revenue $17,000,000

Release Date 2 May 1979

162 mins