Storyline
"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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Jean Rochefort
Captain, commander of the escort ship
Claude Rich
Pierre, medical officer
Jacques Perrin
Lieutenant Willsdorff, 'Le Crabe-Tambour'
Aurore Clément
Aurore, nurse in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Odile Versois
The wife at the bistro of the former gendarme
Pierre Rousseau
Babourg, former sailor
Jacques Dufilho
Chief mechanic
François Dyrek
Former gendarme, boss of the bistro
Jean Champion
Admiral Dönitz's admirer at the bistro
Bernard Lajarrige
Rector
Joseph Momo
Bongo-Ba
Yves Morgan-Jones
Ensign
Frequently Asked Questions
Drummer-Crab was released on November 9, 1977.
The runtime of Drummer-Crab is 2h 0m.
Drummer-Crab is a Drama, War movie.
Drummer-Crab has a rating of 6.6 out of 10 on TMDB.
Drummer-Crab is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Drummer-Crab was directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer.
The main cast of Drummer-Crab includes Jean Rochefort, Claude Rich, Jacques Perrin.
Drummer-Crab is originally in French.