1979 · 162 min · R

The Tin Drum

Name: The Tin Drum
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1979
Duration: 162 min
Cast: Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, David Bennent, Katharina Thalbach, Daniel Olbrychski

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff · Drama, History, War

The Tin Drum (1979) is a Drama film, directed by Volker Schlöndorff set in Gdańsk during the 1920s–1940s. It runs 162 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of freedom & oppression play out through unreliable narrator.

Composer

Maurice Jarre

Cinematography

Igor Luther

Cast

Mario AdorfAngela WinklerDavid BennentKatharina ThalbachDaniel OlbrychskiTina EngelBerta DrewsRoland Teubner

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Gdańsk

Setting

Urban

When

1920s 1930s 1940s

Premise & themes

Themes

Freedom & Oppression

Structure

Unreliable Narrator

Tone

Darkly ComicSurreal DreamlikeBleak

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadChild Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Historical Fiction