Drummer-Crab

Drummer-Crab

1977 · 120 min · FR · 6.6 (46 votes)
Dir. Pierre Schoendoerffer · Starring Jean Rochefort, Claude Rich, Jacques Perrin, Aurore Clément, Odile Versois, Pierre Rousseau · Music Philippe Sarde
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"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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.

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A haunting, introspective journey through fading naval careers and the ghosts of duty. It's a melancholic, atmospheric reflection on a life lived by outdated codes, told with quiet, lingering power.

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