Country
France
Date
May 18, 1979
Note
Cannes Film Festival
A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
2h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Roland Teubner | Joseph Koljaiczek |
| Tadeusz Kunikowski | Uncle Vinzenz |
| Andréa Ferréol | Lina Greff |
| Heinz Bennent | Greff |
| Ilse Pagé | Gretchen Scheffler |
| Werner Rehm | Scheffler |
| Käte Jaenicke | Mother Truczinski |
| Otto Sander | Meyn |
| Charles Aznavour | Sigismund Markus |
| Fritz Hakl | Bebra |
| Mariella Oliveri | Roswitha |
| Ernst Jacobi | Löbsack |
| Henning Schlüter | Dr. Hollatz |
| Marek Walczewski | Schugger-Leo |
| Wojciech Pszoniak | Fajngold |
| Gustaw Holoubek | Priest |
| Günter Meisner | Gestapo Agent |
Genres
DramaHistoryWar
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Die Blechtrommel |
| Lingua originale | Deutsch (DE) |
| Lingue parlate | Deutsch, עִבְרִית, Italiano, Polski, Pусский |
| Paesi di produzione | France, Germany, Yugoslavia |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Jadran Film, Artemis Film, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Argos films, Hallelujah Films, GGB-14, Neue Bioskop Film, Auditrust, Taurus Film |
| Data di uscita | 2 maggio 1979 |
| Producer | Anatole Dauman, Franz Seitz Junior, Eberhard Junkersdorf |
| Writer | Volker Schlöndorff, Franz Seitz Junior, Jean-Claude Carrière, Günter Grass |
| Editors | Suzanne Baron |
| Cinematography | Igor Luther |
| Asst. Directors | Volker Schlöndorff |
| Camera Operators | Igor Luther |
| Add. Photography | Igor Luther |
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| Production Design | Nikos Perakis |
| Art Direction | Nikos Perakis |
| Set Decoration | Nikos Perakis |
| Composer | Maurice Jarre |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre |
| Budget | 3.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 17.000.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
Russia
Date
Mar 03, 1990
Note
Retrospective of producer Anatole Dauman (Moscow)
Theatrical release
Country
Denmark
Date
May 02, 1979
Certification
15
Country
Germany
Date
May 02, 1979
Certification
16
Country
Spain
Date
May 02, 1979
Certification
18
Country
Sweden
Date
May 02, 1979
Certification
15
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Country
France
Date
Sep 19, 1979
Certification
U
Country
Finland
Date
Nov 02, 1979
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jan 24, 1980
Certification
12
Country
Italy
Date
Mar 14, 1980
Country
United States
Date
Apr 11, 1980
Certification
R
Country
Japan
Date
Apr 11, 1981
Certification
R18+
Country
South Korea
Date
May 05, 1988
Certification
18
Country
Czechia
Date
May 12, 1994
Certification
15+
Country
Slovakia
Date
Oct 19, 2017
Physical media
Country
Netherlands
Date
Dec 02, 2004
Certification
12
Note
DVD
Country
Finland
Date
Oct 21, 2005
Note
DVD
Country
France
Date
May 31, 2017
Note
DIrector's cut (155mn), DVD/BD
TV
Country
Germany
Date
May 01, 1984
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jun 09, 2005
Certification
12
Note
RTL 5
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