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David Bennent in The Tin Drum (1979)

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The Tin Drum

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Director

Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff

Writers

Günter Grass
Günter Grass
novel
Jean-Claude Carrière
Jean-Claude Carrière
writer and
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff
writer and
Franz Seitz
Franz Seitz
writer and
Günter Grass
Günter Grass
additional dialogue

Cast

(in credits order) verified as complete

Mario Adorf
Mario Adorf
Alfred Matzerath
Angela Winkler
Angela Winkler
Agnes Matzerath
David Bennent
David Bennent
Oskar Matzerath
Katharina Thalbach
Katharina Thalbach
Maria Matzerath
Daniel Olbrychski
Daniel Olbrychski
Jan Bronski
Tina Engel
Tina Engel
Anna Koljaiczek (jung)
Berta Drews
Berta Drews
Anna Koljaiczek
Roland Teubner
Roland Teubner
Joseph Koljaiczek
Tadeusz Kunikowski
Tadeusz Kunikowski
Onkel Vinzenz
Andréa Ferréol
Andréa Ferréol
Lina Greff
(as Andréa Ferreol)
Heinz Bennent
Heinz Bennent
Greff
Ilse Pagé
Ilse Pagé
Gretchen Scheffler
Werner Rehm
Werner Rehm
Scheffler
Käte Jaenicke
Käte Jaenicke
Mutter Truczinski
Helmut Brasch
Helmut Brasch
Der Alte Heilandt
(as Helmuth Brasch)
Otto Sander
Otto Sander
Musiker Meyn
Wigand Witting
Wigand Witting
Herbert Truczinski
Mariella Oliveri
Mariella Oliveri
Roswitha
Fritz Hakl
Fritz Hakl
Bebra
Emil Feist
Emil Feist
1. Clown
Herbert Behrendt
Herbert Behrendt
2. Clown
Karl Heinz Tittelbach
Karl Heinz Tittelbach
Felix
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
Sigismund Markus
Marek Walczewski
Marek Walczewski
Schugger-Leo
Ernst Jacobi
Ernst Jacobi
Löbsack
Wojciech Pszoniak
Wojciech Pszoniak
Fajngold
Gerda Blisse
Gerda Blisse
Frl. Spollenhauer
Joachim Hackethal
Joachim Hackethal
Hochwürden Wiehnke
Henning Schlüter
Henning Schlüter
Dr. Hollatz
Zygmunt Hübner
Zygmunt Hübner
Dr. Michon
(as Zygmunt Huebner)
Mieczyslaw Czechowicz
Mieczyslaw Czechowicz
Kobyella
Bruno Thost
Bruno Thost
Obergefreiter Lankes
Alexander von Richthofen
Alexander von Richthofen
Pvt. Herzog
Lech Grzmocinski
Lech Grzmocinski
Stauer
(as L. Grzmocinski)
Stanislaw Michalski
Stanislaw Michalski
1. Gendarme
(as S. Michalski)
J. Kapinski
J. Kapinski
2. Gendarme
Dietrich Frauboes
Dietrich Frauboes
Oberartz - Medical Chief

Rest of cast listed alphabetically

Anne Bennent
Anne Bennent
Mädchen auf Beerdigungsfeier
(uncredited)
Jean-Claude Carrière
Jean-Claude Carrière
Rasputin
(uncredited)
Horst Gentzen
Horst Gentzen
Felix
(voice) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Self
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Eel Catcher
(voice) (uncredited)
Günter Meisner
Günter Meisner
Gesundheitspolizist
(uncredited)
Beata Pozniak
Beata Pozniak
Extra
(uncredited)
Lutz Riedel
Lutz Riedel
Soldier
(voice) (uncredited)
Raphaël Vogt
Raphaël Vogt
Peter
(uncredited)
Herbert Weissbach
Herbert Weissbach
Fajngold
(voice) (uncredited)

Producers

Roger Corman
Roger Corman
distribution producer (US subtitled version) (uncredited)
Anatole Dauman
Anatole Dauman
producer (uncredited)
Eberhard Junkersdorf
Eberhard Junkersdorf
line producer
Hans Prescher
Hans Prescher
producer: HR
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff
producer (uncredited)
Franz Seitz
Franz Seitz
producer

Composers

Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre
Friedrich Meyer
Friedrich Meyer

Cinematographer

Igor Luther
Igor Luther

Editor

Suzanne Baron
Suzanne Baron

Production Designer

Bernd Lepel
Bernd Lepel

Art Director

Nicos Perakis
Nicos Perakis

Set Decorators

Marijan Marcius
Marijan Marcius
set decorator (as Marijan Marcijus)
Edouard Pezzoli
Edouard Pezzoli
Paul Weber
Paul Weber

Costume Design

Inge Heer
Inge Heer
Dagmar Niefind
Dagmar Niefind
Yoshio Yabara
Yoshio Yabara
costume designer (as Yoshy Yabara)

Makeup Department

Rino Carboni
Rino Carboni
makeup artist
Albina Mackic
Albina Mackic
makeup artist
Vitaliana Patacca
Vitaliana Patacca
hair stylist (as Vitaliana Potacka)
Ingeborg Thiess
Ingeborg Thiess
hair stylist
Alfredo Tiberi
Alfredo Tiberi
makeup artist
Teresa Tomaszewska
Teresa Tomaszewska
makeup artist
Ruzica Vidmar
Ruzica Vidmar
key makeup artist (as Ruza Vidmar)

Production Management

Dominik Baltic
Dominik Baltic
unit manager
Donko Buljan
Donko Buljan
production manager
Emir Cejvan
Emir Cejvan
production manager
Ute Ehmke
Ute Ehmke
production manager
André Heinrich
André Heinrich
production manager
Siegfried Hofbauer
Siegfried Hofbauer
production manager
Herbert Kerz
Herbert Kerz
production manager
Czeslaw Klak
Czeslaw Klak
unit manager
Urszula Orczykowska
Urszula Orczykowska
production manager
Ferid Terzic
Ferid Terzic
unit production manager

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

Wolfgang Krake
Wolfgang Krake
assistant director
Branko Lustig
Branko Lustig
assistant director
Richard Malbequi
Richard Malbequi
assistant director
Andrzej Reiter
Andrzej Reiter
assistant director
Alexander von Richthofen
Alexander von Richthofen
assistant director

Art Department

Dominique Antony
Dominique Antony
set constructor
Pierre Audouard
Pierre Audouard
props
Ivo Baltic
Ivo Baltic
props
Franz Bauer
Franz Bauer
props
Piotr Dudzinski
Piotr Dudzinski
set construction
Ewa Kowalska
Ewa Kowalska
set constructor
Tadeusz Kunikowski
Tadeusz Kunikowski
props
Christian Lenz
Christian Lenz
props
Boleslaw Miziolek
Boleslaw Miziolek
props
Barbara Nowak
Barbara Nowak
set designer

Sound Department

Peter Beil
Peter Beil
sound
Walter Grundauer
Walter Grundauer
sound
Peter Kellerhals
Peter Kellerhals
sound (as Walter Kellerhals)
Hans-Dieter Schwarz
Hans-Dieter Schwarz
sound mixer (as Hans Dieter Schwarz)

Special Effects

Georges Iaconelli
Georges Iaconelli
pyrotechnician (as Georges Jaconelli)
Josif Karovski
Josif Karovski
weapons
Krzysztof Szwed
Krzysztof Szwed
pyrotechnician
Nikola Vujasinovic
Nikola Vujasinovic
pyrotechnician

Camera and Electrical Department

Peter Arnold
Peter Arnold
assistant camera
Slawomir Baranski
Slawomir Baranski
gaffer
Pero Bernakovic
Pero Bernakovic
electrician
Andrzej Biskupski
Andrzej Biskupski
still photographer
Zvonko Blaskovic
Zvonko Blaskovic
gaffer
Karl Dillitzer
Karl Dillitzer
lighting technician
Antun Gorisek
Antun Gorisek
grip
Ulla Hübner
Ulla Hübner
still photographer
Stanislav Jesih
Stanislav Jesih
lighting technician
Eugeniusz Kapelak
Eugeniusz Kapelak
electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Krystyna Bartosik
Krystyna Bartosik
wardrobe
Anica Cerovac
Anica Cerovac
wardrobe
Marko Cerovac
Marko Cerovac
costumer
Zofia Jedrzejczak
Zofia Jedrzejczak
wardrobe
Renée Miquel
Renée Miquel
wardrobe
Elzbieta Radke
Elzbieta Radke
costumer
Franjo Simek
Franjo Simek
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Helga Kusterka
Helga Kusterka
assistant editor
Philipp Orgassa
Philipp Orgassa
digital restoration colorist
Agape von Dorstewitz
Agape von Dorstewitz
assistant editor (as Agape Dorstewitz)
Barbara von Weitershausen
Barbara von Weitershausen
assistant editor (as Barbara v. Weitershausen)

Location Management

Mladen Cernjak
Mladen Cernjak
assistant location manager
Louis Mayr
Louis Mayr
location manager
Jean Claude Mouliére
Jean Claude Mouliére
location manager
Günther M. Stocklöv
Günther M. Stocklöv
location manager (as Günter Stocklöv)
Zygmunt Wójcik
Zygmunt Wójcik
location manager

Music Department

Lothar Brühne
Lothar Brühne
composer: song "Kann Denn Liebe Sünde Sein?" (uncredited)
Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre
conductor (uncredited)
Jan Latham-Koenig
Jan Latham-Koenig
musician: piano (uncredited)
Carl Loubé
Carl Loubé
orchestra (uncredited)
Sidney Sax
Sidney Sax
orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Eric Tomlinson
Eric Tomlinson
music engineer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Lilo Schick
Lilo Schick
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Andrzej Dojnik
Andrzej Dojnik
production assistant
Paulette Hufnagel
Paulette Hufnagel
production administrator
Ingrid Höller
Ingrid Höller
production secretary
Franjo Proscan
Franjo Proscan
production secretary
Gabriele Seitz
Gabriele Seitz
press relations
Amelia Statkiewicz
Amelia Statkiewicz
production administrator
Ivan Steiger
Ivan Steiger
toys provided by
Erich Ebert
Erich Ebert
voice dubbing: Charles Aznavour (uncredited)
Horst Gentzen
Horst Gentzen
voice dubbing: Karl Heinz Tittelbach (uncredited)
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Reinhard Kolldehoff
voice dubbing (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

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