02 May 1979
The Tin Drum
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.
Before the Fall
Men make history. We make the men.
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh column, Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education.
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Max Riemelt Friedrich Weimer
Tom Schilling Albrecht Stein
Devid Striesow Heinrich Vogler
Joachim Bißmeier Karl Klein
Justus von Dohnányi Heinrich Stein
Michael Schenk Josef Peiner
Florian Stetter Justus von Jaucher
Alexander Held Friedrich's Father
Sissy Höfferer Friedrich's Mother
Jonas Jägermeyr Christoph Schneider
Leon A. Kersten Tjaden
Claudia Michelsen Mrs. Stein
Thomas Drechsel Hefe
Martin Goeres Siegfried Gladen
Michael Lerchenberg Latin Teacher
Thomas Sittler Nils Otto
Julie Engelbrecht 
Johannes Zirner 
Götz Schubert 
Michael Gerber
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