| 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 |
| Edited by | Nguyen Long |
| Distributed by | Amlf |
Release date | 9 November 1977 |
Running time | 120 min |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $9.1 million[1] |
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)