Drummer-Crab (1977)

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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Pierre Schoendoerffer
  • Profile picture of Jean Rochefort
    Captain, commander of the escort ship Jean Rochefort
  • Profile picture of Claude Rich
    Pierre, medical officer Claude Rich
  • Profile picture of Jacques Perrin
    Lieutenant Willsdorff, 'Le Crabe-Tambour' Jacques Perrin
  • Profile picture of Aurore Clément
    Aurore, nurse in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Aurore Clément
  • Profile picture of Odile Versois
    The wife at the bistro of the former gendarme Odile Versois
  • Profile picture of Pierre Rousseau
    Babourg, former sailor Pierre Rousseau
  • Profile picture of Jacques Dufilho
    Chief mechanic Jacques Dufilho
  • Profile picture of François Dyrek
    Former gendarme, boss of the bistro François Dyrek

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