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. 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.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 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
- 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
- PLUS: A new essay by critic Geoffrey Macnab and 1978 statements by Grass about the adaptation of his novel
New cover by David Plunkert
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 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
- 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
- PLUS: A new essay by critic Geoffrey Macnab and 1978 statements by Grass about the adaptation of his novel
New cover by David Plunkert
Cast
- David Bennent
- Oskar Matzerath
- Mario Adorf
- Alfred Matzerath
- Angela Winkler
- Agnes Matzerath
- Katharina Thalbach
- Maria Matzerath
- Daniel Olbrychski
- Jan Bronski
- Berta Drews
- Anna Koljaiczek (old)
- Tina Engel
- Anna Koljaiczek (young)
- Heinz Bennent
- Greff
- Ernst Jacobi
- Löbsack
- Andréa Ferréol
- Lina Greff
- Charles Aznavour
- Sigismund Markus
- Roland Teubner
- Joseph Koljaiczek
- Tadeusz Kunikowski
- Uncle Vinzenz
- Ilse Pagé
- Gretchen Scheffler
- Werner Rehm
- Scheffler
- Mariella Oliveri
- Roswitha Raguna
- Fritz Hakl
- Bebra
- Emil Feist
- Clown 1
- Herbert Behrendt
- Clown 2
- Karl Heinz Tittelbach
- Felix
Credits
- Director
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Producers
- Franz Seitz
- Producers
- Anatole Dauman
- Producers
- Eberhard Junkersdorf
- Music
- Maurice Jarre
- Editor
- Suzanne Baron
- Director of photography
- Igor Luther
- Screenplay
- Jean-Claude Carrière
- Screenplay
- Franz Seitz
- Screenplay
- 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
- Production design
- Zeljko Senecic
- Costume design
- Inge Heer
- Costume design
- Dagmar Niefind
- Costume design
- Yoshio Yabara
- Sound
- Peter Beil
- Sound
- Walter Grundauer
- Sound
- Peter Kellerhals
- Key makeup artist
- Ruzica Vidmar
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