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The Tin Drum

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The Tin Drum

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A three-year-old boy born with a full adult intellect decides that he will no longer grow physically as the Nazis take control of Germany, and beats his tin drum continually in protest to the passive attitudes around him. Drama based on the classic novel by Nobel Prize winner Gunter Grass, starring Mario Adorf and Charles Azanavour

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

David Parkinson

The winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes and an Oscar for best foreign film, Volker Schlöndorff's adaptation of Günter Grass's allegorical novel compensates for diminishing the original's thematic complexity with some supreme visual bravado. Even more laudable is the performance of David Bennent, as the young Danziger, who decides at the age of three to stop growing and express his disgust at the folly of the adults, so casually treading the path to Nazism, by emitting glass-shattering screams and thumping his beloved tin drum. Although occasionally over-reliant on expressionist excess, it's a film that still manages to be both powerful and memorable.

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7.4/10

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Cast

rolenameOskarDavid BennentAlfred MatzerathMario AdorfAgnes MatzerathAngela WinklerJan BronskiDaniel ObrychskiMaria MatzerathKatharina ThalbachSigismund MarkusCharles Aznavour

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rolenameDirectorVolker Schlöndorff

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Languages

German | Russian | Latin | Italian | Polish | Hebrew

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video, DVD and Blu-ray

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Colour

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