The Tin Drum
1979 · 162 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 26,741 VOTES · DIR. Volker Schlöndorff
Overview
Oskar Matzerath is a very unusual boy. Refusing to leave the womb until promised a tin drum by his mother, Agnes, Oskar is reluctant to enter a world he sees as filled with hypocrisy and injustice, and vows on his third birthday to never grow up. Miraculously, he gets his wish. As the Nazis rise to power in Danzig, Oskar wills himself to remain a child, beating his tin drum incessantly and screaming in protest at the chaos surrounding him.
Dialogue Timeline — 918 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:31 I'll begin long before I existed.
00:07:08 Geese!
00:10:24 The sun was in the sign of Virgo.
00:16:06 Gangway!
00:21:13 not a single centimeter.
00:25:32 Hold it. Now I've got all of you.
00:29:05 ... is such as to suggest...
00:34:43 He's always at it.
00:45:55 My word!
00:50:17 Or leather gaiters at least.
00:53:15 We taught them the alphabet.
01:02:16 And so fresh!
01:08:50 Alone or with others?
01:13:39 That'll do, Mother!
01:23:01 His name was Oskar.
01:29:59 I'll tie you Then you won't tip over.
01:37:26 Lord, give us--
01:46:59 Don't worry.
01:53:48 Greff wants to harden his body.
01:56:20 You'll soon be able to play with him.
01:59:47 About my grandmother's skirts.
02:04:17 That's right. So is the place.
02:11:21 and now in the Hanover area.
02:17:36 Now he's fallen into a grave and wants to grow again.
Cast & Characters
David Bennent
Oskar Matzerath
Mario Adorf
Alfred Matzerath
Angela Winkler
Agnes Matzerath
Katharina Thalbach
Maria Matzerath
Daniel Olbrychski
Jan Bronski
Tina Engel
Anna Koljaiczek (jung)
Berta Drews
Anna Koljaiczek
Roland Teubner
Joseph Koljaiczek
Tadeusz Kunikowski
Onkel Vinzenz
Andréa Ferréol
Lina Greff
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed918
Dialogue density5.7 lines / min
First line00:01:31
Final line02:17:36
Production Record
DirectorVolker Schlöndorff
LanguageGerman
Budget$3,000,000
Revenue$17,000,000
IMDb votes26,741