Drummer-Crab

Synopsis

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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.

Main Cast

Jean Rochefort

Captain, le Commandant

Age : 87 | Popularity : 7%

Claude Rich

Pierre, le médecin-major

Age : 88 | Popularity : 13%

Jacques Perrin

Lt. Willsdorff, "le Crabe-Tambou"

Age : 82 | Popularity : 13%

Aurore Clément

Aurore, l'infirmière de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Age : 78 | Popularity : 6%

Odile Versois

L'épouse au bistrot de l'ancien gendarme

Age : 50 | Popularity : 6%

Pierre Rousseau

Babourg, l'ancien marin

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Jacques Dufilho

Chef mécanicien

Age : 91 | Popularity : 10%

François Dyrek

L'ancien gendarme, patron du bistrot

Age : 66 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Raoul Coutard
Sound	Original Music Composer	Philippe Sarde
Writing	Screenplay	Pierre Schoendoerffer Jean-François Chauvel
	Novel	Pierre Schoendoerffer
Directing	Director	Pierre Schoendoerffer
Editing	Editor	Jean-Guy Montpetit Colette Landoz Michèle Lavigne
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Serge Groffe
Department	Role	Name

Join the discussion