Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum)
1979
****½
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Cast: David Bennent, Angela Winkler, Mario Adorf, Daniel Olbrychski, Berta Drews

Fazed with adulthood, 3-year-old Oscar decides to stop growing and dives down the stairs. This excellent adaptation of Gunter Grass' allegorical novel concentrates on the years around WW2 as we follow Oscar's surreal journey through life. David Bennent is precociously superb in the lead. A visually striking film with a wonderfully weird score by Maurice Jarre. Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film.