| 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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Die Blechtrommel, based on the highly acclaimed German novel by the same name. Oscar is 3 years old. For his birthday he gets a tin drum. He sees how grown ups act, (this is during the rise of the Nazi Party) and he decides to stop growing.
The film is filled with moral ethics and symbolism. The tin drum Oscar always drums on is a symbol of his protest against the cruelty that grown ups create, not to mention the rise of Nazism. Die Blechtrommel even has large scenes that are only for symbolism. It is probably one of the most important German films since WW2. Somehow, the German make the best films that decipher Nazism and WW2 (like Stalingrad and the new Der Untergang) which very clearly shows their self awareness. I think Die Blechtrommel is one of the finest examples of this.
It is often quite absurd this film, one of the most memorable scenes is when Oscar watches a Nazi rally. As an officer is marching through the crowd, the orchestra is playing a march. Oscar starts playing his drum, and make all the musicians play false, and after a while they all start to play "An der Schönen blauen Donau" and the crowd starts to dance.
Die Blechtrommel is one of the most memorable films ever, whet ever you liked it or not. Some scenes are very sick, and i do not encourage people who don't have a stomach for strong films to see this. For other film lovers though, this is one of the greatest films ever.