Le Crabe-tambour

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Le Crabe-Tambour

Original 1977 Theatrical Poster
Directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer
Produced by Georges de Beauregard
Written by Pierre Schoendoerffer
Jean-François Chauvel
Starring Jean Rochefort
Jacques Perrin
Claude Rich
Jacques Dufilho
Aurore Clément
Music by Philippe Sarde
Cinematography Raoul Coutard
Editing by Nguyen Long
Distributed by Amlf
Release date(s) November 9, 1977
Running time 120 min
Country France
Language French

Le Crabe-tambour (Drummer-Crab) is a 1977 film directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer based on the novel he published in 1976. The title character played by Jacques Perrin is based on the famous French militaryman Pierre Guillaume.

[edit] Cast

  • Jean Rochefort - Captain
  • Claude Rich - The doctor, Pierre
  • Aurore Clément - Aurore
  • Odile Versois
  • Pierre Rousseau
  • Jacques Dufilho - Chef
  • Jacques Perrin - Lt. Willsdorf, 'le Crabe-Tambour'
  • Jean Champion - (uncredited)
  • François Dyrek - (uncredited)
  • Bernard La Jarrige - (uncredited)
  • François Landolf - (uncredited)
  • Hubert Laurent - (uncredited)
  • Joseph Momo - (uncredited)
  • Yves Morgan-Jones - (uncredited)

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