Le Crabe-Tambour (1977)
Drummer-Crab
"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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.
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Jean Rochefort
as Captain, commander of the escort ship
as Captain, commander of the escort ship
Claude Rich
as Pierre, medical officer
as Pierre, medical officer
Jacques Perrin
as Lieutenant Willsdorff, 'Le Crabe-Tambour'
as Lieutenant Willsdorff, 'Le Crabe-Tambour'
Aurore Clément
as Aurore, nurse in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
as Aurore, nurse in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Odile Versois
as The wife at the bistro of the former gendarme
as The wife at the bistro of the former gendarme
Pierre Rousseau
as Babourg, former sailor
as Babourg, former sailor
Jacques Dufilho
as Chief mechanic
as Chief mechanic
François Dyrek
as Former gendarme, boss of the bistro
as Former gendarme, boss of the bistro
Jean Champion
as Admiral Dönitz's admirer at the bistro
as Admiral Dönitz's admirer at the bistro
Bernard Lajarrige
as Rector
as Rector
Joseph Momo
as Bongo-Ba
as Bongo-Ba
Yves Morgan-Jones
as Ensign
as Ensign
Nguyễn Long Cường
as
as
Yann Brannelec
as
as
Jean Hennau
as
as
François Landolt
as Bugler Bochau
as Bugler Bochau
Hubert Laurent
as Fishing officer
as Fishing officer
Loïc Nedellec
as
as
Pierre Semmler
as
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Michel Vocoret
as
as
Bruno Cremer
as Adjutant Willsdorf (uncredited)
as Adjutant Willsdorf (uncredited)
Ludovic Schoendoerffer
as Breton kid (uncredited)
as Breton kid (uncredited)
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Pierre Schoendoerffer
Director
Director
Michèle Lavigne
Editor
Editor
Jean-François Chauvel
Screenplay
Screenplay
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Novel
Novel
Jean-Guy Montpetit
Editor
Editor
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Screenplay
Screenplay
Colette Landoz
Editor
Editor
Raoul Coutard
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Serge Groffe
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
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