Movie: Zanzibar

Top 10 Billed Cast

Fabienne Babe
Fabienne Babe

Actress Camille Dor

André Marcon
André Marcon

Producer Vito Catene

Francis Girod
Francis Girod

Director Marshal

Dominique Maurin
Dominique Maurin

Rémy

Marie-Armelle Deguy
Marie-Armelle Deguy

Nicole

Teco Celio
Teco Celio

Bruno

Raymond Jourdan
Raymond Jourdan

Samuel

Axel Bogousslavsky
Axel Bogousslavsky

Valentin

Valérie Schlumberger
Valérie Schlumberger

Pascale

Christian Pereira
Christian Pereira

Leguay

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    In this "inside look" at French filmmaking, Marechal - who is a has-been director - a producer, Vito Catene and Camile Dor, a big-name actress, have agreed to make a film about drugs, but don't have a story, financing, or any of the other elements needed to make it. This doesn't stop them; they cobble together the financing and begin shooting anyway. The producer is very fond of the leading actress, and when she gets hooked on drugs for real in the course of shooting what he feels to be a farcical imitation of a film, he gives up his shares in the film and heads off for the back of beyond (Zanzibar) to lick his wounds. To add insult to injury, the film winds up being a critical and commercial success.

  • Release Date

    1989-10-04

  • Average

    4.8

  • Rating:

    2.4 starts
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  • Languages:

    Français
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