The Tin Drum

1979 162 min Drama, History, War

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.

budget $3,000,000 earnings $17,000,000 return 5.7x

director Volker Schlöndorff

writers Jean-Claude Carrière, Volker Schlöndorff, Franz Seitz Junior