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The Tin Drum

1979

Volker Schlöndorff

1979·TV-14·XWGXWGFranceFrancePolandPoland
Award tierGold
Metascore

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.

Cast

Mario Adorf·Angela Winkler·David Bennent·Katharina Thalbach

Producers

Roger Corman·Anatole Dauman·Eberhard Junkersdorf·Hans Prescher·Volker Schlöndorff

Languages

GermanyGermanItalyItalianIsraelHebrewPolandPolishRussiaRussianLatin

Major Awards

1 win · 1 nomination

Wins (1)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (1979)

Palme d'Or

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Nominations (1)

Best Picture

César Awards, France (1980)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

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