Summary
Oskar is born in Germany in 1924 with an advanced intellect. Repulsed by the hypocrisy of adults and the irresponsibility of society, he refuses to grow older after his third birthday. While the chaotic world around him moves toward the madness and folly of World War II, Oskar pounds incessantly on his beloved tin drum and perfects his uncannily piercing shrieks.Additional Information
| Series | Criterion collection ; 234. |
| Subjects |
Grass, Günter,
-- 1927-2015
-- Film adaptations.
Nazis -- Germany -- Drama. Germany -- Social conditions -- 1918-1933 -- Drama. Germany -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. War films. Film adaptations. |
| Publisher | [Irvington, N.Y.?] :Criterion Collection,2013 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Blechtrommel. Blechtrommel |
| Contributors |
Schlöndorff, Volker.
Seitz, Franz. Dauman, Anatole, 1925-1998. Junkersdorf, Eberhard. Carrière, Jean-Claude, 1931-2021 Grass, Günter, 1927-2015 Bennent, David. Adorf, Mario. Winkler, Angela, 1944- Thalbach, Katharina, 1954- Olbrychski, Daniel. Drews, Berta. Engel, Tina, 1950- Bennent, Heinz. Jacobi, Ernst. Ferréol, Andréa, 1947- Aznavour, Charles. Jarre, Maurice. Grass, Günter, 1927-2015. Blechtrommel. Franz Seitz Film, production company. Bioskop-Film, production company. Argos Films, production company. Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
David Bennent, Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, Katharina Thalbach, Daniel Olbrychski, Berta Drews, Tina Engel, Heinz Bennent, Ernst Jacobi, Andréa Ferreol, Charles Aznavour. |
| Other Contributors |
Music, Maurice Jarre ; editor, Suzanne Baron ; director of photography, Igor Luther ; art director, Nicos Perakis ; set decorator, Bernd Lepel ; production design, Piotr Dudzinski, Zelijko Senecic ; costume design, Inge Heer, Dagmar Niefind, Yoshio Yabara, |
| Audience |
Rating: R. |
| Language |
German English In German with optional English subtitles. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Based on the novel by Günter Grass. Originally released as a motion picture in 1979. Special features include: interview with Volker Schlöndorff; interview with film scholar Timothy Corrigan; German audio recording of Günter Grass reading an excerpt from his novel The tin drum, illustrated with the corresponding scene from the film; television interview excerpts; trailer. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, 1980: Best foreign language film. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (163 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm) |
| ISBN | 9781604656824 1604656824 |
| Other | Classic View |