The Tin Drum

Name: The Tin Drum
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1979-05-02
Duration: 162 min
Rating: 7.0

A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.

★7.0DramaHistoryWar

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.

0

Servers

Beta — testing

VidLink is the default — fewest ads, supports resume tracking and auto-play next. Switch servers if a title doesn't play.

Sign in to rate this title.

Reviews

From TMDB users.

M

merenabe

11y ago

A smart movie powered by David Bennent's performance Oskar is a young man in World War II Germany who refuses to grow up when he was three years old. He deliberately let himself fall on a stair to injure himself and stop his growth. Oskar's refusal to grow and release his tin drum is an obvious metaphor about refusing the Nazi regime. This is made more obvious since he finally decided to grow and let go of his drum after the Nazi's defeat. The Tin Drum is based on a cel…