The Tin Drum (1979)
Die Blechtrommel
A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
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The Tin Drum rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.4/10· 27K votes
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic63%
TMDb6.959/10· 532 votesWith 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 63/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About The Tin Drum
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.
Cast of The Tin Drum
Mario Adorf
as Alfred Matzerath
Angela Winkler
as Agnes Matzerath
David Bennent
as Oskar Matzerath
Katharina Thalbach
as Maria Matzerath
Daniel Olbrychski
as Jan Bronski
Tina Engel
as Young Anna Koljaiczek
Berta Drews
as Anna Koljaiczek
- R
Roland Teubner
as Joseph Koljaiczek
- T
Tadeusz Kunikowski
as Uncle Vinzenz
Andréa Ferréol
as Lina Greff
Heinz Bennent
as Greff
Ilse Pagé
as Gretchen Scheffler
The Tin Drum facts
- Original title
- Die Blechtrommel
- Budget
- $3M
- Box office
- $17M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Ambitious historical drama presents era-spanning complex narrative
- •Rich visual storytelling captures wartime atmosphere authentically
- •Challenging protagonist perspective offers unconventional coming-of-age tale
What the audience disliked
- •Deliberately paced narrative demands patient viewer engagement
- •Unsettling subject matter creates visceral uncomfortable viewing experience
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