Le Crabe-tambour

Le Crabe-Tambour
Original 1977 Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Pierre Schoendoerffer
Written by	Pierre Schoendoerffer Jean-François Chauvel
Produced by	Georges de Beauregard
Starring	Jean Rochefort Jacques Perrin Claude Rich Jacques Dufilho Aurore Clément
Cinematography	Raoul Coutard
Edited by	Nguyen Long
Music by	Philippe Sarde
Distributed by	Amlf
Release date	9 November 1977
Running time	120 min
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$9.1 million

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 Navy officer Pierre Guillaume.

Cast

• Jean Rochefort as Captain
• Claude Rich as Pierre
• Aurore Clément as Aurore
• Odile Versois
• Pierre Rousseau
• Jacques Dufilho as Chef
• Jacques Perrin as 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)

Awards and nominations

• César Awards (France)
  • Won: Best Actor – Leading Role (Jean Rochefort)
  • Won: Best Actor – Supporting Role (Jacques Dufilho)
  • Won: Best Cinematography (Raoul Coutard)
  • Nominated: Best Director (Pierre Schoendoerffer)
  • Nominated: Best Film
  • Nominated: Best Music (Philippe Sarde)

External links

• IMDb entry