"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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.
Pierre Schoendoerffer | Director |
Michèle Lavigne | Editor |
Jean-François Chauvel | Screenplay |
Philippe Sarde | Original Music Composer |
Pierre Schoendoerffer | Novel |
Jean-Guy Montpetit | Editor |
Pierre Schoendoerffer | Screenplay |
Colette Landoz | Editor |
Raoul Coutard | Director of Photography |
Serge Groffe | Makeup Artist |