Die Blechtrommel
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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15
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Still living
Showing 24 of 24 loaded cast members.
as Alfred Matzerath
DeceasedBorn: September 8, 1930
Died: April 8, 2026
Age at death: 95
as Agnes Matzerath
AliveBorn: January 22, 1944
Age: 82
Templin, Germany
as Oskar Matzerath
AliveBorn: September 9, 1966
Age: 59
Lausanne, Switzerland
as Maria Matzerath
AliveBorn: January 19, 1954
Age: 72
Berlin, Germany
as Jan Bronski
AliveBorn: February 27, 1945
Age: 81
Lowicz, Lódzkie, Poland
as Young Anna Koljaiczek
AliveBorn: April 6, 1950
Age: 76
Hannover, Germany
as Anna Koljaiczek
DeceasedBorn: January 19, 1901
Died: April 10, 1987
Age at death: 86
as Joseph Koljaiczek
DeceasedBorn: January 1, 1944
Died: January 1, 2017
Age at death: 73
as Uncle Vinzenz
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Lina Greff
AliveBorn: January 6, 1947
Age: 79
Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
as Greff
DeceasedBorn: July 18, 1921
Died: October 12, 2011
Age at death: 90
as Gretchen Scheffler
DeceasedBorn: May 29, 1939
Died: June 19, 2017
Age at death: 78
as Scheffler
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Mother Truczinski
DeceasedBorn: March 22, 1923
Died: November 1, 2002
Age at death: 79
as Meyn
DeceasedBorn: June 30, 1941
Died: September 12, 2013
Age at death: 72
as Sigismund Markus
DeceasedBorn: May 22, 1924
Died: October 1, 2018
Age at death: 94
as Bebra
DeceasedBorn: January 1, 1932
Died: February 28, 2012
Age at death: 80
as Roswitha
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Löbsack
DeceasedBorn: July 11, 1933
Died: June 23, 2022
Age at death: 88
as Dr. Hollatz
DeceasedBorn: March 1, 1927
Died: July 20, 2000
Age at death: 73
as Schugger-Leo
DeceasedBorn: April 9, 1937
Died: May 26, 2009
Age at death: 72
as Fajngold
DeceasedBorn: May 2, 1942
Died: October 19, 2020
Age at death: 78
as Priest
DeceasedBorn: April 21, 1923
Died: March 6, 2008
Age at death: 84
as Gestapo Agent
DeceasedBorn: April 18, 1926
Died: December 5, 1994
Age at death: 68