Drummer-Crab

Pierre Schoendoerffer
1977-11-09


6.5
120 min

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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.

Cast

Name Character Team
Jean Rochefort Captain, le Commandant Unowned
Claude Rich Pierre, le médecin-major Unowned
Jacques Perrin Lt. Willsdorff, "le Crabe-Tambou" Unowned
Aurore Clément Aurore, l'infirmière de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Unowned
Odile Versois L'épouse au bistrot de l'ancien gendarme Unowned
Pierre Rousseau Babourg, l'ancien marin Unowned
Jacques Dufilho Chef mécanicien Unowned
François Dyrek L'ancien gendarme, patron du bistrot Unowned
Jean Champion L'admirateur de l'amiral Dönitz au bistrot Unowned
Bernard Lajarrige Le recteur Unowned
Joseph Momo Bongoba Unowned
Yves Morgan-Jones L'enseigne Unowned
Nguyễn Long Cường Unowned
Yann Brannelec Unowned
Jean Hennau Unowned
François Landolt Unowned
Hubert Laurent Unowned
Loïc Nedellec Unowned
Peter Semler Unowned
Michel Vocoret Unowned
Bruno Cremer Unowned
Ludovic Schoendoerffer Unowned