''The Little Zouave'' (French: ''Au p'tit zouave'') is a 1950 French comedy drama film directed by

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and starring François Périer, Dany Robin and Marie Daëms.https://www.unifrance.org/film/4693/au-p-tit-zouave It was shot at the

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in Paris and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the

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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 *

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as Un habitué du P'tit Zouave *

Bernard Lajarrige Bernard La Jarrige (25 February 1912 – 29 May 1999) was a French film and television actor.Paietta p.17 His name is sometimes written as Bernard Lajarrige. Selected filmography * '' Orage'' (1938) - Un copain (uncredited) * ''La cité des lumi ...

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 *

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as Armand Billot *

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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.

External links

* 1950 films French comedy films 1950 comedy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Gilles Grangier French black-and-white films 1950s French films Films set in Paris Films shot in Paris Films shot at Billancourt Studios Films scored by Vincent Scotto {{1950s-France-film-stub