Cast & Crew

Directed by

Volker Schlöndorff

Writing Credits

Günter Grass
(novel)
Jean-Claude Carrière
(writer) and
Volker Schlöndorff
(writer) and
Franz Seitz
(writer) and
Günter Grass
(additional dialogue)

Cast

Mario Adorf
Alfred Matzerath
Angela Winkler
Agnes Matzerath
David Bennent
Oskar Matzerath
Katharina Thalbach
Maria Matzerath
Daniel Olbrychski
Jan Bronski
Tina Engel
Anna Koljaiczek (jung)
Berta Drews
Anna Koljaiczek
Roland Teubner
Joseph Koljaiczek
Tadeusz Kunikowski
Onkel Vinzenz
Andréa Ferréol
Lina Greff
Heinz Bennent
Greff
Ilse Pagé
Gretchen Scheffler
Werner Rehm
Scheffler
Käte Jaenicke
Mutter Truczinski
Helmut Brasch
Der Alte Heilandt
Otto Sander
Musiker Meyn
Wigand Witting
Herbert Truczinski
Mariella Oliveri
Roswitha
Fritz Hakl
Bebra
Emil Feist
1. Clown
Herbert Behrendt
2. Clown
Karl Heinz Tittelbach
Felix
Charles Aznavour
Sigismund Markus
Marek Walczewski
Schugger-Leo
Ernst Jacobi
Löbsack
Wojciech Pszoniak
Fajngold
Gerda Blisse
Frl. Spollenhauer
Joachim Hackethal
Hochwürden Wiehnke
Henning Schlüter
Dr. Hollatz
Zygmunt Hübner
Dr. Michon
Mieczyslaw Czechowicz
Kobyella
Bruno Thost
Obergefreiter Lankes
Alexander von Richthofen
Pvt. Herzog
Lech Grzmocinski
Stauer
Stanislaw Michalski
1. Gendarme
J. Kapinski
2. Gendarme
Dietrich Frauboes
Oberartz - Medical Chief
Anne Bennent
Mädchen auf Beerdigungsfeier
Jean-Claude Carrière
Rasputin
Horst Gentzen
Felix
Adolf Hitler
Self
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Eel Catcher
Günter Meisner
Gesundheitspolizist
Beata Pozniak
Extra
Lutz Riedel
Soldier
Raphaël Vogt
Peter
Herbert Weissbach
Fajngold

Produced by

Roger Corman
distribution producer (US subtitled version) (uncredited)
Anatole Dauman
producer (uncredited)
Eberhard Junkersdorf
line producer
Hans Prescher
producer: HR
Volker Schlöndorff
producer (uncredited)
Franz Seitz
producer

Music by

Maurice Jarre
Friedrich Meyer

Cinematography by

Igor Luther

Editing by

Suzanne Baron

Production Design by

Piotr Dudzinski
Zeljko Senecic

Art Direction by

Nicos Perakis

Set Decoration by

Marijan Marcius
(as Marijan Marcijus)
Edouard Pezzoli
Paul Weber

Costume Design by

Inge Heer
Dagmar Niefind
Yoshio Yabara
(as Yoshy Yabara)

Makeup Department

Rino Carboni
makeup artist
Albina Mackic
makeup artist
Vitaliana Patacca
hair stylist (as Vitaliana Potacka)
Ingeborg Thiess
hair stylist
Alfredo Tiberi
makeup artist
Teresa Tomaszewska
makeup artist
Ruzica Vidmar
key makeup artist (as Ruza Vidmar)

Production Management

Dominik Baltic
unit manager
Donko Buljan
production manager
Emir Cejvan
production manager
Ute Ehmke
production manager
André Heinrich
production manager
Siegfried Hofbauer
production manager
Herbert Kerz
production manager
Czeslaw Klak
unit manager
Urszula Orczykowska
production manager
Ferid Terzic
unit production manager
Marko Vrdoljak
production manager
Emir Vrodoljak
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Wolfgang Krake
assistant director
Branko Lustig
assistant director
Richard Malbequi
assistant director
Andrzej Reiter
assistant director
Alexander von Richthofen
assistant director

Art Department

Dominique Antony
set constructor
Pierre Audouard
props
Ivo Baltic
props
Franz Bauer
props
Ewa Kowalska
set constructor
Tadeusz Kunikowski
props
Christian Lenz
props
Bernd Lepel
set designer
Boleslaw Miziolek
props
Barbara Nowak
set designer
Stanislaw Nowak
painter
Tihomir Piletic
set designer
Thomas Schulz
props
Bogdan Serwa
painter
Ivo Stjejan
props

Sound Department

Peter Beil
sound
Walter Grundauer
sound
Peter Kellerhals
sound (as Walter Kellerhals)
Hans-Dieter Schwarz
sound mixer (as Hans Dieter Schwarz)

Special Effects by

Georges Iaconelli
pyrotechnician (as Georges Jaconelli)
Josif Karovski
weapons
Krzysztof Szwed
pyrotechnician
Nikola Vujasinovic
pyrotechnician

Camera and Electrical Department

Peter Arnold
assistant camera
Slawomir Baranski
gaffer
Pero Bernakovic
electrician
Andrzej Biskupski
still photographer
Zvonko Blaskovic
gaffer
Karl Dillitzer
lighting technician
Antun Gorisek
grip
Ulla Hübner
still photographer
Stanislav Jesih
lighting technician
Eugeniusz Kapelak
electrician
Vlado Loncaric
gaffer
Marijan Marcius
grip
Stanislaw Piech
lighting technician
Drago Poldrugac
gaffer
Karl Reiter
still photographer
Peter Seitz
still photographer
Nikolaus Starkmeth
assistant camera
Paul Weber
lighting technician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Krystyna Bartosik
wardrobe
Anica Cerovac
wardrobe
Marko Cerovac
costumer
Zofia Jedrzejczak
wardrobe
Renée Miquel
wardrobe
Elzbieta Radke
costumer
Franjo Simek
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Helga Kusterka
assistant editor
Philipp Orgassa
digital restoration colorist
Agape von Dorstewitz
assistant editor (as Agape Dorstewitz)
Barbara von Weitershausen
assistant editor (as Barbara v. Weitershausen)

Location Management

Mladen Cernjak
assistant location manager
Louis Mayr
location manager
Jean Claude Mouliére
location manager
Günther M. Stocklöv
location manager (as Günter Stocklöv)
Zygmunt Wójcik
location manager

Music Department

Lothar Brühne
composer: song "Kann Denn Liebe Sünde Sein?" (uncredited)
Maurice Jarre
conductor (uncredited)
Jan Latham-Koenig
musician: piano (uncredited)
Carl Loubé
orchestra (uncredited)
Sidney Sax
orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Eric Tomlinson
music engineer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Lilo Schick
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Andrzej Dojnik
production assistant
Paulette Hufnagel
production administrator
Ingrid Höller
production secretary
Franjo Proscan
production secretary
Gabriele Seitz
press relations
Amelia Statkiewicz
production administrator
Ivan Steiger
toys provided by
Erich Ebert
voice dubbing: Charles Aznavour (uncredited)
Horst Gentzen
voice dubbing: Karl Heinz Tittelbach (uncredited)
Reinhard Kolldehoff
voice dubbing (uncredited)
Lutz Riedel
voice dubbing (uncredited)
Frank Schröder
voice dubbing (uncredited)
Anna Thalbach
voice dubbing: Katharina Talbach- restored scene in director's cut (uncredited)
Herbert Weissbach
voice dubbing: Wojciech Pszoniak (uncredited)
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