Drummer-Crab

Drummer-Crab

1977 · 120 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama, War

"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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.

Directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer · Written by Jean-François Chauvel

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