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.
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Cast:David Bennent , Mario Adorf , Angela Winkler , Katharina Thalbach , Daniel Olbrychski , Tina Engel , Berta Drews , Roland Teubner , Tadeusz Kunikowski , Andréa Ferréol , Heinz Bennent , Ilse Pagé , Werner Rehm , Käte Jaenicke , Helmut Brasch , Otto Sander , Wigand Witting , Mariella Oliveri