Drummer-Crab (1977)
1977 · 2h 0m · Drama, War
Genres: Drama, War
"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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.
Director: Pierre Schoendoerffer
Writers: Jean-François Chauvel, Pierre Schoendoerffer
Music by: Philippe Sarde
Cinematography: Raoul Coutard
Editor: Michèle Lavigne, Jean-Guy Montpetit
Rated 6.5/10 by 71 viewers
Cast
Jean Rochefort as Captain, commander of the escort shipClaude Rich as Pierre, medical officerJacques Perrin as Lieutenant Willsdorff, 'Le Crabe-Tambour'Aurore Clément as Aurore, nurse in Saint-Pierre-et-MiquelonOdile Versois as The wife at the bistro of the former gendarmePierre Rousseau as Babourg, former sailorJacques Dufilho as Chief mechanicFrançois Dyrek as Former gendarme, boss of the bistroJean Champion as Admiral Dönitz's admirer at the bistroBernard Lajarrige as RectorJoseph Momo as Bongo-BaYves Morgan-Jones as EnsignMore like this
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