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3 unusual facts about The Tin Drum


SS Heimwehr Danzig

The Heimwehr Danzig fought on the German side, in the process capturing the Polish post office, an event which Günter Grass dedicated a chapter of his novel The Tin Drum to.

The Tin Drum

A new 50th anniversary translation into English by Breon Mitchell was published in 2009.

Tin drum

The Tin Drum (German: Die Blechtrommel), a 1959 novel by Günter Grass.


Željko Senečić

His most memorable films include the Palme d'Or and Academy Award-winning The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel, 1979; directed by Volker Schlöndorff and partially filmed in Zagreb, with Senečić credited as production co-designer) and classics of Croatian cinema such as Rondo (1966), One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away (Tko pjeva zlo ne misli, 1970).


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