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.



Katharina Thalbach
Maria Matzerath

Daniel Olbrychski
Jan Bronski

Tina Engel
Young Anna Koljaiczek

Berta Drews
Anna Koljaiczek
Roland Teubner
Joseph Koljaiczek