Le Crabe tambour

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.

Contents

• Le crabe tambour
• Cast
• Awards and nominations
• References

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)