A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.
In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.
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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
Young Anna Koljaiczek
Berta Drews
Anna Koljaiczek
Roland Teubner
Joseph Koljaiczek
Tadeusz Kunikowski
Uncle Vinzenz
Andréa Ferréol
Lina Greff
Heinz Bennent
Greff
Ilse Pagé
Gretchen Scheffler
Werner Rehm
Scheffler
Käte Jaenicke
Mother Truczinski
Otto Sander
Meyn
Volker Schlöndorff
Director
Jean-Claude Carrière
Screenplay
Volker Schlöndorff
Screenplay
Franz Seitz Junior
Screenplay
Franz Seitz Junior
Producer
Anatole Dauman
Producer
Eberhard Junkersdorf
Producer
Igor Luther
Director of Photography
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Suzanne Baron
Editor
Nikos Perakis
Production Design
