Watch Drummer-Crab (1977) Official Trailer
6.6 / 10 IMDb November 9, 1977 2h 0m
"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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.
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Runtime
2h 0m
Release Date
November 9, 1977
Genre
Drama, War
Status
Released
Languages
French
Country
France
Cast
Jean Rochefort
as Captain, commander of the escort ship
Claude Rich
as Pierre, medical officer
Jacques Perrin
as Lieutenant Willsdorff, 'Le Crabe-Tambour'
Aurore Clément
as Aurore, nurse in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Odile Versois
as The wife at the bistro of the former gendarme
Pierre Rousseau
as Babourg, former sailor
Jacques Dufilho
as Chief mechanic
François Dyrek
as Former gendarme, boss of the bistro
Jean Champion
as Admiral Dönitz's admirer at the bistro
Bernard Lajarrige
as Rector
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Joseph Momo
as Bongo-Ba
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Yves Morgan-Jones
as Ensign
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Nguyễn Long Cường
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Yann Brannelec
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Jean Hennau
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François Landolt
as Bugler Bochau
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Hubert Laurent
as Fishing officer
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Loïc Nedellec
Pierre Semmler
Michel Vocoret
Production Companies
AMLFBela Productions
Lira FilmsRenn Productions
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