Movie Description
Le Crabe-Tambour
(1977)Overview
"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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.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
- Director : Pierre Schoendoerffer
- Editor : Michèle Lavigne,Colette Landoz,Jean-Guy Montpetit
- Cast : Jean Rochefort,Claude Rich,Jacques Perrin,Aurore Clément,Odile Versois,Pierre Rousseau,Jacques Dufilho,François Dyrek,Jean Champion,Bernard Lajarrige,Joseph Momo,Yves Morgan-Jones,Nguyễn Long Cường,Yann Brannelec,Jean Hennau,François Landolt,Hubert Laurent,Loïc Nedellec,Pierre Semmler,Michel Vocoret,Bruno Cremer,Ludovic Schoendoerffer
Cast
Captain, commander of the escort ship
Pierre, medical officer
Lieutenant Willsdorff, 'Le Crabe-Tambour'
Aurore, nurse in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
The wife at the bistro of the former gendarme
Babourg, former sailor
Chief mechanic
Former gendarme, boss of the bistro
Admiral Dönitz's admirer at the bistro
Rector
Bongo-Ba
Ensign
Bugler Bochau
Fishing officer
Adjutant Willsdorf (uncredited)
Breton kid (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleLe Crabe-Tambour
Status Released
Release Information
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1977-11-09
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 00m
Production CompaniesAMLF,Bela Productions,Lira Films,Renn Productions,TF1
Genres
- Drama
- War









































