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'''''The Tin Drum''''' is the 1979 film adaptation of Günter Grass' novel of the same name by [[Volker Schlöndorff]]. Free City of Danzig, 1924: A child is born into the Matzerath family. From the moment of his birth, little Oskar is an extremely precocious, quick-witted little boy. Even in his mother's arms, the infant begins to view his surroundings with great skepticism. On his third birthday, Oskar receives a tin drum as a present. On this day, out of a fundamental attitude of rejection, he decides to stop growing by throwing himself down the cellar stairs. He does develop mentally and as a man, but his physical appearance automatically creates a certain distance between Oskar and the world of "adults" from that day onwards. On his pounding tin drum, he articulates his protest against the mendacious, scheming world of adults, which is revealed to him on the one hand in the terror of the Nazis and the other in various sex affairs of his family members. | '''''The Tin Drum''''' is the 1979 film adaptation of Günter Grass' novel of the same name by [[Volker Schlöndorff]]. Free City of Danzig, 1924: A child is born into the Matzerath family. From the moment of his birth, little Oskar is an extremely precocious, quick-witted little boy. Even in his mother's arms, the infant begins to view his surroundings with great skepticism. On his third birthday, Oskar receives a tin drum as a present. On this day, out of a fundamental attitude of rejection, he decides to stop growing by throwing himself down the cellar stairs. He does develop mentally and as a man, but his physical appearance automatically creates a certain distance between Oskar and the world of "adults" from that day onwards. On his pounding tin drum, he articulates his protest against the mendacious, scheming world of adults, which is revealed to him on the one hand in the terror of the Nazis and the other in various sex affairs of his family members. | ||
The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980 at the 52nd Academy Awards. | The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980 at the 52nd Academy Awards and is thus the first German film to receive this award. | ||
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The Tin Drum is the 1979 film adaptation of Günter Grass' novel of the same name by Volker Schlöndorff. Free City of Danzig, 1924: A child is born into the Matzerath family. From the moment of his birth, little Oskar is an extremely precocious, quick-witted little boy. Even in his mother's arms, the infant begins to view his surroundings with great skepticism. On his third birthday, Oskar receives a tin drum as a present. On this day, out of a fundamental attitude of rejection, he decides to stop growing by throwing himself down the cellar stairs. He does develop mentally and as a man, but his physical appearance automatically creates a certain distance between Oskar and the world of "adults" from that day onwards. On his pounding tin drum, he articulates his protest against the mendacious, scheming world of adults, which is revealed to him on the one hand in the terror of the Nazis and the other in various sex affairs of his family members.
The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980 at the 52nd Academy Awards and is thus the first German film to receive this award.
The following weapons were used in the film The Tin Drum:
Pistols
Luger P08
A German officer is very briefly seen with a Luger P08 during the surrender of the Polish defenders of the Post Office in Danzig (Gdańsk).
Rifles
Mannlicher M95M
Jan Bronski (Daniel Olbrychski), Kobyella (Mieczyslaw Czechowicz), and other Polish defenders can be seen using Mannlicher M95M short rifles. These rifles are the Yugoslavian conversion of the Austro-Hungarian M1895.
Jan Michoń hands over a Mannlicher to Jan.
Mannlicher M1895 Stutzen
At least one of the defenders wields a Mannlicher M95 Karabiner-Stutzen which is most likely a converted 8x56mmR Steyr version.
Steyr Mannlicher M1895/30
Some Polish defenders are armed with Austrian full-length Steyr Mannlicher M1895 rifles and carbines. SS Heimwehr Danzig and Sturmabteilung (SA) members can also seen with this rifle during the surrender of the Polish defenders.
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is used by German soldiers.
Mauser Rifle
An unknown Mauser rifle is briefly seen held by a Hitlerjugend boy.
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
Soviet Soldiers at the end are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.
A Soviet soldier with his PPSh opens the cellar door.
KP m/44
Some Finnish Tikkakoski m/44s, a copy of the PPS-43, with drum magazines are also used by Red Army soldiers.
Machine Guns
MG42
The MG42 is first seen during the beginning of World War Two in 1939 and later on bunkers of the Atlantikwall.
Browning M1919A6
Three Browning M1919A6 are seen during the Atlantikwall scenes.
Other
Armored Car
During the post office siege, American White M3 Scout Cars were mocked up to resemble Austrian Steyr ADGZs which were actually used by the German attackers.
10.5-cm-leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40
A 10.5 cm leichte FeldHaubitze 18/40 standing in for the historically correct predecessor is deployed by the attackers of the Post Office. Two 7.5 cm le.IG 18 infantry support guns were also used by the Waffen SS but are not depicted in the movie.
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
One of the SS soldiers uses a Model 24 Stielhandgranate.
Flamethrower
Two German soldiers can be seen with unknown flamethrowers.
The 15 cm TbtsK C/36 is seen mounted in a bunker.
