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Drummer-Crab
First aired on Nov 9, 1977
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Genres: 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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.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 Cast: click image to view more
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
Featured Crew
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Pierre Schoendoerffer | Director
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Philippe Sarde | Original Music Composer
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Pierre Schoendoerffer | Novel
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Pierre Schoendoerffer | Screenplay
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Raoul Coutard | Director of Photography
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Serge Groffe | Makeup Artist