Drummer-Crab

Pierre Schoendoerffer
1977-11-09


6.627
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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.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, commander of the escort ship Unowned
Claude Rich Pierre, medical officer Unowned
Jacques Perrin Lieutenant Willsdorff, 'Le Crabe-Tambour' Unowned
Aurore Clément Aurore, nurse in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Unowned
Odile Versois The wife at the bistro of the former gendarme Unowned
Pierre Rousseau Babourg, former sailor Unowned
Jacques Dufilho Chief mechanic Unowned
François Dyrek Former gendarme, boss of the bistro Unowned
Jean Champion Admiral Dönitz's admirer at the bistro Unowned
Bernard Lajarrige Rector Unowned
Joseph Momo Bongo-Ba Unowned
Yves Morgan-Jones Ensign Unowned
Nguyễn Long Cường Unowned
Yann Brannelec Unowned
Jean Hennau Unowned
François Landolt Bugler Bochau Unowned
Hubert Laurent Fishing officer Unowned
Loïc Nedellec Unowned
Pierre Semmler Unowned
Michel Vocoret Unowned
Bruno Cremer Adjutant Willsdorf (uncredited) Unowned
Ludovic Schoendoerffer Breton kid (uncredited) Unowned