The Worst Library on the Internet

The Worst Library on the Internet

The Tin Drum (1979)

January 16, 2019 by Banned Library in Movie

A young boy stops growing but keeps beating that goddamn drum. Just keeps on beating the drum and screaming.

Banned

Originally banned in Ireland upon release, but allowed after a review
1980 - Ontario, Canada - banned as child pornography
1997 - Oklahoma - Local groups brought the case before Judge Richard Freeman. He was shown a lone scene. Under obscenty laws, all copies were seized from rental stores. Police went to people's houses who had the movie rented and demanded the copies, threatening procecution if they didnot. Michael Campfield, ACLU member, sued the police for infringing on his rights and illegal confication. In 2001, all cases were settled and the movies returned.

Sources

Schlöndorff, Volker (dir.). Tin Drum. Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, 1979.

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