The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel) 44 years old

A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.

The Tin Drum

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.

Credits

The Tin Drum Cast

Name Character
Heinz Bennent He was 58, 90 years old when he died as Greff
Charles Aznavour He was 54, 94 years old when he died as Sigismund Markus
Daniel Olbrychski He was 35, now 79 years old as Jan Bronski
David Bennent He was 13, now 57 years old as Oskar Matzerath
Otto Sander He was 38, 72 years old when he died as Meyn
Katharina Thalbach She was 26, now 70 years old as Maria Matzerath
Angela Winkler She was 36, now 80 years old as Agnes Matzerath
Mario Adorf He was 49, now 93 years old as Alfred Matzerath
Berta Drews She was 78, 85 years old when she died as Anna Koljaiczek (alt)
Ilse Pagé She was 40, 78 years old when she died as Gretchen Scheffler
Tina Engel She was 30, now 73 years old as Anna Koljaiczek (jung)
Andréa Ferréol She was 33, now 77 years old as Lina Greff
Mariella Oliveri as Roswitha
Henning Schlüter He was 53, 73 years old when he died as Dr. Hollatz
Fritz Hakl He was 48, 80 years old when he died as Bebra
Werner Rehm He was 49, 79 years old when he died as Scheffler
Roland Teubner He was 36, now 80 years old as Joseph Koljaiczek
Ernst Jacobi He was 46, now 90 years old as Löbsack
Tadeusz Kunikowski as Onkel Vinzenz
Käte Jaenicke She was 52, 74 years old when she died as Mutter Truczinski

The Tin Drum Crew

Name Department
Maurice Jarre as Original Music Composer. He was 55 (84) years old when He died Sound
Suzanne Baron as Editor. She was 52 (68) years old when She died Editing
Anatole Dauman as Producer. He was 55 (73) years old when He died Production
Franz Seitz junior as Producer. He was 58 (84) years old when He died Production
Franz Seitz junior as Screenplay. He was 58 (84) years old when He died Writing
Volker Schlöndorff as Director. He was 41 (now 84) years old Directing
Volker Schlöndorff as Screenplay. He was 41 (now 84) years old Writing
Günter Grass as Author. He was 52 (87) years old when He died Writing
Igor Luther as Director of Photography. He was 37 (now 81) years old Camera
Eberhard Junkersdorf as Producer. He was 41 (now 85) years old Production
The Tin Drum poster
The Tin Drum (44 years)

A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.

  • Release day: Wednesday, May 02, 1979
  • Runtime: 162 minutes