The Tin Drum Movie Controversy. (1) it was about a dwarf and (2. 1979, rest of the world, cert 18, 141 mins.
Such a movie is the tin drum, a german film which won the grand prize at the 1979 cannes film festival (an honour shared with apocalypse now). First published in 1959, the book, about a little boy, oskar, who refuses to grow, caused a huge controversy in germany, both because of its bawdiness and because it dealt in such an ironic. Based on his decision, oklahoma city police have raided six video stores, one home and the local library and seized copies of the movie.
Narrated by oskar matzerath, a dwarf of questionable sanity.
The controversy was touched off june 25, when oklahoma city police seized copies of “tin drum” from six blockbuster stores and from the home of aclu employee michael camfield. It was a difficult movie to watch. (1) it was about a dwarf and (2. Oskar was born in 1924, in the free city of danzig.
