Drummer-Crab (1977)

  • U
  • 11/09/1977 (FR)
  • Drama, War
  • 2h

Overview

"Le Crabe Tambour" ("Drummer Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.

Pierre Schoendoerffer

Director, Novel, Screenplay

Jean-François Chauvel

Screenplay

Cast

Jean Rochefort's headshot

Jean Rochefort

Captain, le Commandant
Claude Rich's headshot

Claude Rich

Pierre, le médecin-major
Jacques Perrin's headshot

Jacques Perrin

Lt. Willsdorff, "le Crabe-Tambou"
Aurore Clément's headshot

Aurore Clément

Aurore, l'infirmière de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Odile Versois's headshot

Odile Versois

L'épouse au bistrot de l'ancien gendarme
Pierre Rousseau's headshot

Pierre Rousseau

Babourg, l'ancien marin
Jacques Dufilho's headshot

Jacques Dufilho

Chef mécanicien
François Dyrek's headshot

François Dyrek

L'ancien gendarme, patron du bistrot

Recommendations