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Based on Günther
Grass' novel, The Tin Drum echoes the rise and fall of the Third
Reich through the eyes of Oskar, who, appalled by the insanity
of the (adult) world around him, decided to stop growing at the
age of three and bang on a tin drum. This at times absurd and
grotesque film counts as one of the stellar achievements of German
cinema since World War II.
Awards
1980 Oscars
Oscar for
Best Foreign Film
Cannes 1979
Joint Golden Palm Winner (with Apocalypse Now)
Critics
"It's
still a work of great inflammatory power, bizarre visuals and
a passion! -
Andrew Walker, Evening Standard
Links
Interveiw
with Volker Schlöndorff at Splicedwire
Interview
with Volker Schlöndorff in Indiewire
Programme
Notes
The notes
are based on Damian
Cannons review of the film at Movie
Reviews UK website.
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Director
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Volker
Schlöndorff |
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Writers |
Jean-Claude
Carrière
Volker Schlöndorff |
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Cast |
Mario
Adorf
Angela Winkler
David Bennent
Katherina Thalbach. |
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Cert |
15 |
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Length |
2hr
24 mins |
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Country |
Germany
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Language |
In
German with English subtitles |
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