The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum (1979)

1979-05-02 · 162 min · Rating 7.00/10 (523 votes)

A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.

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.

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