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| Mario Adorf | ... | Alfred Matzerath | |
| Angela Winkler | ... | Agnes Matzerath | |
| David Bennent | ... | Oskar 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 (as Andréa Ferreol) | |
| Heinz Bennent | ... | Greff | |
| Ilse Pagé | ... | Gretchen Scheffler | |
| Werner Rehm | ... | Scheffler | |
| Käte Jaenicke | ... | Mutter Truczinski | |
| Helmut Brasch | ... | Der Alte Heilandt (as Helmuth Brasch) | |
| Otto Sander | ... | Musiker Meyn | |
| Wigand Witting | ... | Herbert Truczinski | |
| Mariella Oliveri | ... | Roswitha | |
| Fritz Hakl | ... | Bebra | |
| Emil Feist | ... | 1.Clown | |
| Herbert Behrendt | ... | 2.Clown | |
| Karl Heinz Tittelbach | ... | Felix | |
| Charles Aznavour | ... | Sigismund Markus | |
| Marek Walczewski | ... | Schugger-Leo | |
| Ernst Jacobi | ... | Löbsack | |
| Wojciech Pszoniak | ... | Fajngold | |
| Gerda Blisse | ... | Frl. Spollenhauer | |
| Joachim Hackethal | ... | Hochwürden Wiehnke | |
| Henning Schlüter | ... | Dr. Hollatz | |
| Zygmunt Hubner | ... | Dr. Michon (as Zygmunt Huebner) | |
| Mieczyslaw Czechowicz | ... | Kobyella | |
| Bruno Thost | ... | Obergefreiter Lankes | |
| Alexander von Richthofen | ... | Pvt. Herzog | |
| Lech Grzmocinski | ... | Stauer (as L. Grzmocinski) | |
| Stanislaw Michalski | ... | 1.Gendarme (as S. Michalski) | |
| J. Kapinski | ... | 2.Gendarme | |
| Dietrich Frauboes | ... | Oberartz - Medical Chief | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Horst Gentzen | ... | Felix (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Adolf Hitler | ... | Himself (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Reinhard Kolldehoff | ... | Eel Catcher (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Beata Pozniak | ... | Extra (uncredited) | |
| Lutz Riedel | ... | Soldier (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Raphaël Vogt | ... | Peter (uncredited) | |
| Herbert Weissbach | ... | Fajngold (voice) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Volker Schlöndorff | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Jean-Claude Carrière | writer | |
| Günter Grass | additional dialogue | |
| Günter Grass | novel | |
| Volker Schlöndorff | writer | |
| Franz Seitz | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Eberhard Junkersdorf | .... | executive producer | |
| Hans Prescher | .... | producer: HR | |
| Franz Seitz | .... | producer | |
| Anatole Dauman | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
| Volker Schlöndorff | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Maurice Jarre | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Igor Luther | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Suzanne Baron | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Piotr Dudzinski | |||
| Zeljko Senecic | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Nicos Perakis | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Marijan Marcius | (as Marijan Marcijus) | ||
| Edouard Pezzoli | |||
| Paul Weber | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Inge Heer | |||
| Dagmar Niefind | |||
| Yoshio Yabara | (as Yoshy Yabara) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Rino Carboni | .... | makeup artist | |
| Albina Mackic | .... | makeup artist | |
| Vitaliana Patacca | .... | hair stylist (as Vitaliana Potacka) | |
| Ingeborg Thiess | .... | hair stylist | |
| Alfredo Tiberi | .... | makeup artist | |
| Teresa Tomaszewska | .... | makeup artist | |
| Ruzica Vidmar | .... | key makeup artist (as Ruza Vidmar) | |
Art Department | |||
| Dominique Antony | .... | set constructor | |
| Pierre Audouard | .... | props | |
| Ivo Baltic | .... | props | |
| Franz Bauer | .... | props | |
| Ewa Kowalska | .... | set constructor | |
| Tadeusz Kunikowski | .... | props | |
| Christian Lenz | .... | props | |
| Bernd Lepel | .... | set designer | |
| Boleslaw Miziolek | .... | props | |
| Barbara Nowak | .... | set designer | |
| Stanislaw Nowak | .... | painter | |
| Tihomir Piletic | .... | set designer | |
| Thomas Schulz | .... | props | |
| Bogdan Serwa | .... | painter | |
| Ivo Stjejan | .... | props | |
Sound Department | |||
| Peter Beil | .... | sound | |
| Walter Grundauer | .... | sound | |
| Peter Kellerhals | .... | sound (as Walter Kellerhals) | |
| Hans-Dieter Schwarz | .... | sound mixer (as Hans Dieter Schwarz) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Georges Iaconelli | .... | pyrotechnician (as Georges Jaconelli) | |
| Josif Karovski | .... | weapons | |
| Krzysztof Szwed | .... | pyrotechnician | |
| Nikola Vujasinovic | .... | pyrotechnician | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Krystyna Bartosik | .... | wardrobe | |
| Anica Cerovac | .... | wardrobe | |
| Marko Cerovac | .... | costumer | |
| Zofia Jedrezejac | .... | wardrobe | |
| Renée Miquel | .... | wardrobe | |
| Elzbieta Radke | .... | costumer | |
| Franjo Simek | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Helga Kusterka | .... | assistant editor | |
| Agape von Dorstewitz | .... | assistant editor (as Agape Dorstewitz) | |
| Barbara von Weitershausen | .... | assistant editor (as Barbara v. Weitershausen) | |
Music Department | |||
| Lothar Brühne | .... | composer: song "Kann Denn Liebe Sünde Sein?" (uncredited) | |
| Maurice Jarre | .... | conductor (uncredited) | |
| Jan Latham-Koenig | .... | musician: piano (uncredited) | |
| Carl Loubé | .... | orchestra (uncredited) | |
| Sidney Sax | .... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) | |
| Eric Tomlinson | .... | music engineer (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Andrzej Dojnik | .... | production assistant | |
| Ute Ehmke | .... | location manager | |
| Ingrid Höller | .... | production secretary | |
| Paulette Hufnagel | .... | production administrator | |
| Louis Mayr | .... | location manager | |
| Jean Claude Mouliére | .... | location manager | |
| Franjo Proscan | .... | production secretary | |
| Lilo Schick | .... | script supervisor | |
| Gabriele Seitz | .... | press relations | |
| Amelia Statkiewicz | .... | production administrator | |
| Ivan Steiger | .... | toys provided by | |
| Günther M. Stocklöv | .... | location manager (as Günter Stocklöv) | |
| Zygmunt Wójcik | .... | location manager | |
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Having read the greater-than-life novel by Günther Grass, this film is an interesting viewing for many reasons. Reason number 1: the most important reason is of course, how on earth did they manage to get anyone to play Oskar? The director has shown us a stroke of geniosity by casting a 12-year old boy as Oskar, who besides is a brilliant actor (I wonder whatever became of him). Reason number two: how could anyone ever visualize the grotesque and chaotic scenes in the book? Once again the director comes up with something brilliant, he makes the scenes as graphic as possible, he doesn't care about the MPAA, he doesn't care about movie-watchers with heart problems, and he's not afraid of overdoing anything. He puts as much force and effort in the scenes as possible, and they come out brilliantly. Reason number 3: How does he capture the moods of the multi-layered book? He simply stays very faithful to the books text and uses camera angles, lighting effects and music perfectly to accompany the visions of Günther Grass. Those are the most apparent reasons and because of those, the film is brilliant. The only flaw is leaving the story unfinished (although, the ones who never read the book, won't notice that). Altogether, an interesting, stylish and rewarding film experience.