Drummer-Crab

Where to watch Drummer-Crab in Denmark

Drummer-Crab is streaming on Netflix in Denmark. Availability checked 21 July 2026.

About Drummer-Crab

Drummer-Crab is a 1977 movie in the Drama and War genres, directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer, starring Jean Rochefort, Claude Rich and Jacques Perrin. It has a runtime of 2 hours 0 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.6/10 from 69 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Drummer-Crab in Denmark — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Overview

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Crab") is the nickname for the mysterious central character, Willsdorff (Jacques Perrin), an Alsatian, whose doomed, out-of-date career is recalled through the tales of three naval officers currently serving aboard a French supply ship in the North Atlantic.

Top cast

Jean Rochefort

Captain, commander of the escort ship

Claude Rich

Pierre, medical officer

Jacques Perrin

Lieutenant Willsdorff, 'Le Crabe-Tambour'

Aurore Clément

Aurore, nurse in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Odile Versois

The wife at the bistro of the former gendarme

Pierre Rousseau

Babourg, former sailor

Jacques Dufilho

Chief mechanic

François Dyrek

Former gendarme, boss of the bistro

Jean Champion

Admiral Dönitz's admirer at the bistro

Bernard Lajarrige

Rector

J

Joseph Momo

Bongo-Ba

Y

Yves Morgan-Jones

Ensign

N

Nguyễn Long Cường

Y

Yann Brannelec

J

Jean Hennau

F

François Landolt

Bugler Bochau

H

Hubert Laurent

Fishing officer

L

Loïc Nedellec

Pierre Semmler

Michel Vocoret

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