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Drummer-Crab (1977)

2h 0m · 9 Nov 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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.

Movie ID140666
GenreDrama, War
DirectorPierre Schoendoerffer
Main castJean Rochefort, Claude Rich, Jacques Perrin, Aurore Clément, Odile Versois, Pierre Rousseau, Jacques Dufilho, François Dyrek
Release date9 November 1977
Release year1977
LanguageFrench
Duration120 min (2h 0m)
Rating6.5 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseAMLF

Director: Pierre Schoendoerffer
Writers: Jean-François Chauvel, Pierre Schoendoerffer

Top cast

Jean RochefortCaptain, commander of the escort ship Claude RichPierre, medical officer Jacques PerrinLieutenant Willsdorff, 'Le Crabe-Tambour' Aurore ClémentAurore, nurse in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Odile VersoisThe wife at the bistro of the former gendarme Pierre RousseauBabourg, former sailor Jacques DufilhoChief mechanic François DyrekFormer gendarme, boss of the bistro Jean ChampionAdmiral Dönitz's admirer at the bistro Bernard LajarrigeRector
Joseph MomoBongo-Ba
Yves Morgan-JonesEnsign
Nguyễn Long Cường
Yann Brannelec
Jean Hennau
François LandoltBugler Bochau
Hubert LaurentFishing officer
Loïc Nedellec
Pierre Semmler Michel Vocoret

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