The Little Zouave | |
Director: | Gilles Grangier |
Producer: | Claude Dolbert |
Starring: | François Périer Dany Robin Marie Daëms |
Music: | Vincent Scotto |
Cinematography: | Marcel Grignon |
Editing: | Pierre Delannoy |
Studio: | Codo Cinéma |
Distributor: | Union Française de Production Cinématographique |
Runtime: | 104 minutes |
Country: | France |
Language: | French |
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 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.