David Bennent
Oskar Matzerath
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Apr 11, 1980 · The Tin Drum is a 1979 Oscar-winning drama that depicts the life of Oskar Matzerath, a boy who refuses to grow up and protests against the Nazi regime in Danzig. The film is based on the novel by Günter Grass, a Nobel laureate and a critic of German history.
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- Drama, War
- Volker Schlöndorff
- 1980-04-11
The Tin Drum (German: Die Blechtrommel, pronounced [diː ˈblɛçˌtʁɔml̩] ⓘ) is a 1959 novel by Günter Grass, the first book of his Danzig Trilogy. It was adapted into a 1979 film, which won both the 1979 Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980.
- Günter Grass
- 1959
The Tin Drum (German: Die Blechtrommel) is a 1979 internationally co-produced magical realistic dark comedy anti-war film adaptation of Günter Grass's novel of the same name, directed by Volker Schlöndorff from a screenplay co-written by Schlöndorff, Jean-Claude Carrière, and Franz Seitz.
The Tin Drum, picaresque novel by Günter Grass, a purported autobiography of a dwarf who lives through the birth and death of Nazi Germany, published in 1959 as Die Blechtrommel. The work’s protagonist, Oskar Matzerath, narrates the novel from an asylum for the insane. He claims to have consciously.
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A film adaptation of Günter Grass's novel about Oskar Matzerath, a dwarf who refuses to grow up and protests against Nazi Germany with his tin drum. The plot follows his life from childhood to adulthood, his family history, his love affairs, and his role in the war.
The Tin Drum (1979) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD] HD Retro Trailers. 114K subscribers. 4K. 1M views 6 years ago. ...more. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff. Starring David Bennent, Mario Adorf and...
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Watch the Palme d’Or-winning film based on Günter Grass’ novel about a boy who refuses to grow up in Nazi Germany. The Tin Drum features surreal imagery, eroticism, and satire by Volker Schlöndorff.
