Zouzou (film)
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| Zouzou | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Marc Allégret |
| Produced by | Arys Nissotti |
| Written by | Carlo Rim |
| Starring |
Jean Gabin Josephine Baker |
| Music by | Vincent Scotto , Georges Van Parys , Alain Romans |
| Editing by | Denise Batcheff |
| Distributed by | Corona Films |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 85 min. |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Zouzou is a French film by Marc Allégret released in 1934.
Plot
As children, Zouzou and Jean are paired in a traveling circus as twins: she's dark, he's light. After they've grown, he treats her as if she were his sister, but she's in love with him. In Paris, he's a music hall electrician, she's a laundress who delivers clean underwear to the hall. She introduces him to Claire, her friend at work, and the couple fall in love. Jean conspires to get the show's star out of town and for the theater manager to see the high-spirited Zouzou perform. When Jean's accused of murder and Zouzou needs money to mount his defense, she pleads to go on stage. Her talents may save the show, but can anything save her dream of life with Jean?
Cast
- Jean Gabin: Jean, an orphan
- Josephine Baker: Zouzou, the orphan mulatto
- Pierre Larquey: Father Mélé, fairground
- Claire Gerard: Ms Valley, the laundress
- Yvette Lebon: Clare Valley, the daughter
- Illa Meery: Miss Barbara, the star of music hall
- Madeleine Guitty: Josette, clothing
- Marcel Vallée: Mr Horn, director of music-hall
- Teddy Michaud: Julot
- Pierre Palau: Mr. de Saint-Lévy, the protector
- Serge Grave: Jean, Child
- Floyd Smith: The ballet master of the journal
- Viviane Romance: The girl attablée
- Philippe Richard: The Police Commissioner
- Robert Seller: The Sponsor
- Roger Blin: A witness to the murder
- Georges Van Parys: Pianist
- Eugène Stuber: A man at the ball
- Louis Wins: The conductor of the journal
- Irene Ascou: Zouzou, child
- Geo Forster
- Lucien Walter
- Emile Carrara
- Adrienne Trenkel
- Andrée Wendler
Credits
- Director: Marc Allégret
- Script: Pépito G. Abatino
- Adaptation: Carlo Rim
- Dialogue: Carlo Rim, Albert Willemetz
- Images: Michel Kelber, Louis Née, Boris Kaufman, Jacques Mercanton
- Sets: Lazare Meerson, Alexandre Trauner
- Music: Vincent Scotto, Georges Van Parys, Alain Romans
- Lyrics: Roger Bernstein, Géo Koger
- Songs: Ah! The just fifine and Java Marsiallo sung by Jean Gabin – He and Haiti, sung by Josephine Baker
- Sound: Antoine Archimbaud
- Editor: Denise Batcheff
- Costumes: Pascaud Zanel
- Music Direction: Louis Wins
- Dances: Floyd Smith
- Art Direction: Pepito G. Abatino
- Director: Joseph Macaluso
- Director: Pelosoff
- Production: Arys Nissotti – Movies H. Roussillon
- Production Manager: Arys Nissotti
- Distribution: Corona Films – Jacques Boris
- Shooting: Studios Pathé-Nathan de Joinville
- Duration: 85mn
- The first presentation 13 December 1934
References
- Zouzou on the Internet Movie Database
- Zouzou. Dir. Marc Allégret. Perf. Josephine Baker,Jean Gabin, Yvette Lebon.
External links
- Zouzou at the Internet Movie Database
- Zouzou is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
- Zouzou at allmovie
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