Directed by: Volker Schlöndorff
Year: 1979
Time: 142 min.
Series: The Criterion Collection
Edition #: 234
Licensor
Argos Films
Release Date: Tuesday, 18 May 2004
MSRP: $39.95
DVD
2 Discs
1.78:1
German Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
German Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
Subtitles: English
Region 1/2/3/4/5/6
German audio recording of Günter Grass reading an excerpt from his novel The Tin Drum, illustrated with the corresponding scene from the film
Television interview excerpts featuring Volker Schlöndorff, Günter Grass, actors David Bennent and Mario Adorf, and cowriter Jean-Claude Carriere
Trailer
Isolated score by Maurice Jarre
Rare deleted scenes,featuring commentary by Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff Remembers The Tin Drum, a montage featuring Schlöndorff thoughts and recollections about the film, along with on-set photos, storyboards, and images not included in the final film
Reprinted excerpt of the screenplay's original, unfilmed ending
Banned in Oklahoma, a documentary by Gary D. Rhodes following the child pornography lawsuit revolving around The Tin Drum
Production sketches, designs and promotional art
Insert featuring 1978 statements by Günter Grass about the adaptation of his novel and an essay by Eric Rentschler
Audio commentary by director and cowriter Volker Schlöndorff