Official physical and digital releases of The Tin Drum (1979) generally do not feature "dual audio" in the sense of an English dubbed track. Most reputable versions, such as the Criterion Collection, provide only the original German audio with optional English subtitles.
(now Gdańsk, Poland) during the 1920s and 30s, the film follows Oskar Matzerath the tin drum dual audio
Original Audio: The standard audio track is German, often available in a remastered 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio or the original monaural sound. Official physical and digital releases of The Tin
Do not watch the grainy, single-track version on free streaming services. Do not trust the compressed audio on YouTube. Find the MKV, load it into VLC Media Player, and toggle between languages during the drum solos. Do not watch the grainy, single-track version on
In the USA, the film was seized under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act (though later acquitted). The English dub was specifically edited to avoid seizure, while the German cut remained uncut for Europe. Therefore, owning a dual-audio copy is the only way to compare the censored US version against the original European integrity.
The story follows Oskar Matzerath, a boy who, at the age of three, decides to stop growing as a protest against the adult world. Armed with a toy tin drum and a voice that can shatter glass, he witnesses the madness of the Third Reich from the distorted perspective of a "child" who is chronologically an adult.