Movie · 1977
Drummer-Crab
Released 9 November 1977 More from 1977 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
"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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.
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How old were they?
Bernard Lajarrige
as Rector
Jean Champion
as Admiral Dönitz's admirer at the bistro
Claude Rich
as Pierre, medical officer
Bruno Cremer
as Adjutant Willsdorf (uncredited)
Jean Rochefort
as Captain, commander of the escort ship
Jacques Perrin
as Lieutenant Willsdorff, 'Le Crabe-Tambour'
Pierre Semmler
Aurore Clément
as Aurore, nurse in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
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The numbers
33years between the oldest and youngest billed
65Bernard Lajarrige — oldest on the call sheet
32Aurore Clément — youngest billed
47average age of the credited cast