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.Rège p.462 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.
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.
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