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Drummer-Crab

66% | Nov 09, 1977 | 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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.

Featured Crew

Pierre Schoendoerffer
Director
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer

Cast

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Jean Rochefort
Captain, commander of the escort ship
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Claude Rich
Pierre, medical officer
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Jacques Perrin
Lieutenant Willsdorff, 'Le Crabe-Tambour'
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Aurore Clément
Aurore, nurse in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
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Odile Versois
The wife at the bistro of the former gendarme

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