The Little Zouave (French: Au p'tit zouave) is a 1950 French comedy drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring François Périer, Dany Robin and Marie Daëms.[1][2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart.
| The Little Zouave | |
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| Directed by | Gilles Grangier |
| Written by | Pierre Laroche Albert Valentin |
| Produced by | Claude Dolbert |
| Starring | François Périer Dany Robin Marie Daëms |
| Cinematography | Marcel Grignon |
| Edited by | Pierre Delannoy |
| Music by | Vincent Scotto |
Production company | Codo Cinéma |
| Distributed by | Union Française de Production Cinématographique |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
The plot revolves around a café The Little Zouave in a working-class district of Paris, frequented by a variety of characters including its owner who acts as a fence for stolen items. When a new customer arrives and evasively describes himself as a journalist they suspect he make in fact be an undercover policeman.
Cast
- François Périer as Monsieur Denis
- Dany Robin as Hélène
- Marie Daëms as Olga
- Jacques Morel as Félix Lambert
- Alice Field as Madame Billot
- Robert Le Fort as Un habitué du P'tit Zouave
- Bernard Lajarrige as Louis
- Paul Azaïs as Adolphe
- Marcel Delaître as Un inspecteur
- Émile Genevois as Le vendeur de journaux
- Renaud Mary as Eugène
- Arthur Devère as Le père Aubin – le croque-mort
- Robert Dalban as Armand Billot
- Henri Crémieux as Monsieur Florent
- Annette Poivre as Fernande
- Paul Frankeur as Le commissaire Bonnet
- Yves Deniaud as Henri
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
