Le Crabe-tambour
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Le Crabe-tambour 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.
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Pierre Schoendoerffer is a French film director, a screenwriter, a writer, a war reporter, a war cameraman, a renowned First Indochina War veteran, a cinema academician and since 2001 the President of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.-Family:...
based on the novel he published in 1976. The title character played by Jacques Perrin
Jacques Perrin
Jacques Perrin is a French actor and filmmaker. He is occasionally credited as Jacques Simonet. Simonet was his father's name and Perrin his mother's.-Life and career:...
is based on the famous French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
officer Pierre Guillaume.
Cast
- Jean RochefortJean RochefortJean Rochefort is a French actor, with a career that has spanned over five decades.Rochefort was born in Paris, France. He was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen He was 19 years old when he entered the Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche. Later he joined the Conservatoire National...
as Captain - Claude RichClaude RichClaude Rich is a French actor. He began his career as a theater actor, before his film debut in 1955 with René Clair, Les Grandes Manoeuvres.He married the actress Catherine Renaudin on 26 June 1959...
as Pierre (doctor) - Aurore ClémentAurore ClémentAurore Clément is a French actress. She has performed in a number of motion pictures in both the French language and the English language as well as in television films and miniseries.-Early life:...
as Aurore - Odile Versois
- Pierre Rousseau
- Jacques DufilhoJacques DufilhoJacques Dufilho was a French actor.He was born at Bègles and he died at Ponsampère .He was also famous for his collection of Bugatti cars.-Filmography:More than 150 movie, including:...
as Chef - Jacques PerrinJacques PerrinJacques Perrin is a French actor and filmmaker. He is occasionally credited as Jacques Simonet. Simonet was his father's name and Perrin his mother's.-Life and career:...
as Lt. Willsdorf, "le crabe-Tambour" - Jean ChampionJean ChampionJean Champion was a French film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1962 and 1996.-Selected filmography:* The Umbrellas of Cherbourg * Le Cercle rouge * The Invitation...
- (uncredited) - François DyrekFrançois DyrekFrançois Dyrek was a French actor. He appeared in 141 films and television shows between 1964 and 1999.-Selected filmography:* Let Joy Reign Supreme * Les Ambassadeurs...
- (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 RoleCésar Award for Best ActorThis is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Actor .-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
(Jean Rochefort) - Won: Best Actor – Supporting Role (Jacques Dufilho)
- Won: Best CinematographyCésar Award for Best CinematographyThe following are the winners of the annual César Award for Best Cinematography .-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
(Raoul Coutard) - Nominated: Best DirectorCésar Award for Best DirectorThis is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Director .-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
(Pierre Schoendoerffer) - Nominated: Best FilmCésar Award for Best FilmThe winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Film .-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
- Nominated: Best Music (Philippe Sarde)
- Won: Best Actor – Leading Role