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Oskar Matzerath, a self-made dwarf, narrates this story of modern society--Germany from the turn of the century through the Nazi era--from a child's point of view.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Blechtrommel (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: New World Pictures (Firm), Warner Home Video
Other Authors: Schlöndorff, Volker, Bennett, David, Adorf, Mario, Winkler, Angela, 1944-, Grass, Günter, 1927-2015
Format: Video VHS
Language:German
Language Notes:In German with English subtitles.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [1985?]
Subjects:
Foreign films.
Germany > History > 1945-1955 > Drama.
Motion pictures, German.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:Oskar Matzerath, a self-made dwarf, narrates this story of modern society--Germany from the turn of the century through the Nazi era--from a child's point of view.
Item Description:Videocassette release of the 1979 motion picture.
Based on the novel by Günter Grass.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (141 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:German.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1979: Best Foreign Language Film (The tin drum--Federal Republic of Germany)
Production Credits:Photography, Igor Luther ; editor, Suzanne Baron ; art, Nicos Perakis ; music, Maurice Jarre ; costumes, Dagmar Nielind.