The Tin Drum

Film Info

Germany
1979
163 minutes
Color
1.66:1
German
Spine #234

Oskar is born in Germany in 1924 with an advanced intellect. Repulsed by the hypocrisy of adults and the irresponsibility of society, he refuses to grow older after his third birthday. While the chaotic world around him careers toward the madness and folly of World War II, Oskar pounds incessantly on his beloved tin drum and perfects his uncannily piercing shrieks. The Tin Drum, which earned the Palme d’Or at Cannes and the Academy Award for best foreign-language film, is Volker Schlöndorff’s visionary adaptation of Nobel laureate Günter Grass’s acclaimed novel, characterized by surreal imagery, arresting eroticism, and clear-eyed satire.

Cast

Oskar Matzerath	David Bennent
Alfred Matzerath	Mario Adorf
Agnes Matzerath	Angela Winkler
Maria Matzerath	Katharina Thalbach
Jan Bronski	Daniel Olbrychski
Anna Koljaiczek (old)	Berta Drews
Anna Koljaiczek (young)	Tina Engel
Greff	Heinz Bennent
Löbsack	Ernst Jacobi
Lina Greff	Andréa Ferréol
Sigismund Markus	Charles Aznavour
Joseph Koljaiczek	Roland Teubner
Uncle Vinzenz	Tadeusz Kunikowski
Gretchen Scheffler	Ilse Pagé
Scheffler	Werner Rehm
Roswitha Raguna	Mariella Oliveri
Bebra	Fritz Hakl
Clown 1	Emil Feist
Clown 2	Herbert Behrendt
Felix	Karl Heinz Tittelbach

Credits

Director	Volker Schlöndorff
Producers	Franz Seitz, Anatole Dauman and Eberhard Junkersdorf
Music	Maurice Jarre
Editor	Suzanne Baron
Director of photography	Igor Luther
Screenplay	Jean-Claude Carrière, Franz Seitz and Volker Schlöndorff
Additional dialogue	Günter Grass
Based on the novel by	Günter Grass
Art director	Nikos Perakis
Set decorator	Bernd Lepel
Production design	Piotr Dudzinski and Zeljko Senecic
Costume design	Inge Heer, Dagmar Niefind and Yoshio Yabara
Sound	Peter Beil, Walter Grundauer and Peter Kellerhals
Key makeup artist	Ruzica Vidmar

Disc Features

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION:

New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the complete version, approved by director Volker Schlöndorff
Newly remastered 5.1 surround soundtrack, approved by Schlöndorff and presented in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition
New interview with Schlöndorff about the making of the film and the creation of the complete version
New interview with film scholar Timothy Corrigan
German audio recording of Günter Grass reading an excerpt from his novel The Tin Drum, illustrated with the corresponding scene from the film
Television interview excerpts featuring Schlöndorff, Grass, actors David Bennent and Mario Adorf, and cowriter Jean-Claude Carrière
Trailer
New English subtitle translation
A booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoffrey Macnab and 1978 statements by Grass about the adaptation of his novel