''The Little Zouave'' (French: ''Au p'tit zouave'') is a 1950 French

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directed by

Gilles Grangier Gilles Grangier (5 May 1911 – 27 April 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 50 films and several TV series between 1943 and 1985. His film ''Archimède le clochard'' was entered into the 9th Berlin Inte ...

and starring

François Périer François Périer (born François Pillu; 10 November 1919 – 29 June 2002), was a French actor renowned for his expressiveness and diversity of roles. He made over 110 film and TV appearances between 1938 and 1996, with notable excursion into ...

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and

Marie Daëms Marie Daëms (1928–2016) was a French stage, film and television actress. Hayward & Vincendeau p.127 After studying at the Lycée Jules-Ferry in Paris, Daëms made her stage debut in 1947 and her first screen appearance in 1949. She was marri ...

.https://www.unifrance.org/film/4693/au-p-tit-zouave It was shot at the

Billancourt Studios Billancourt Studios was a film studio in Paris which operated between 1922 and 1992. Located in Boulogne-Billancourt, it was one of the leading French studios. It was founded in the silent era by Henri Diamant-Berger. During the Second World War th ...

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

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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 A fence is a structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors, and is usually constructed from posts that are connected by boards, wire, rails or netting. A fence differs from a wall in not having a solid foundation along its whole length. ...

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

as Monsieur Denis *

as Hélène *

as Olga * Jacques Morel as Félix Lambert *

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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 lum ...

as Louis *

Paul Azaïs Paul François Robert Azaïs (6 May 1902 – 17 November 1974) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1929 and 1966. Selected filmography * '' The Three Masks'' (1929) - Le fils Vescotelli * ''Le défenseur'' ( ...

as Adolphe *

Marcel Delaître Marcel Delaître (1888–1963) was a French film and stage actor.Crisp p.94 Selected filmography * '' Happy Hearts'' (1932) * ''Poliche'' (1934) * '' Street Without a Name'' (1934) * '' Crime and Punishment'' (1935) * ''Girls of Paris'' (1936) * ...

as Un inspecteur *

Émile Genevois Émile Genevois (1 January 1918 – 19 September 1962) was a French film actor.Cardullo p.106 Genevois appeared in over ninety films and television programmes, generally in character roles. Selected filmography References Bibliography * Ca ...

as Le vendeur de journaux *

Renaud Mary Renaud Mary (31 July 1918 – 5 May 1977) was a French stage and film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern m ...

as Eugène *

Arthur Devère Arthur Devère (24 June 1883 – 23 September 1961) was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1956. Selected filmography * ''L'agent Rigolo et son chien policier'' (1913) * ''Flup chasseur'' (1920) * ''L ...

as Le père Aubin – le croque-mort *

Robert Dalban Robert Dalban (born Gaston Barré; 19 July 1903, in Celles-sur-Belle, Deux-Sèvres – 3 April 1987, in Paris) was a French actor. His work included stage acting, roles in TV shows and dubbing American stars. Moreover, he was a fixture in French ...

as Armand Billot *

Henri Crémieux Henri Crémieux (19 July 1896 – 10 May 1980) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films between 1930 and 1980. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cremieux, Henri 1896 births 1980 deaths Male ac ...

as Monsieur Florent *

Annette Poivre Annette Poivre (24 June 1917 – 2 June 1988) was a French stage and film actress.Hayward p.241 She was married to the actor Raymond Bussières with whom she sometimes co-starred. Poivre was noted for her comic performances. Selected filmograph ...

as Fernande *

Paul Frankeur Paul Frankeur (29 June 1905 - 27 October 1974) was a French actor who appeared in films by Jacques Tati (''Jour de fête'') and Luis Buñuel (''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'' and ''The Phantom of Liberty''). He was sometimes credited a ...

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