Zanzibar (1989)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 0.1842 |
Directed By
Christine Pascal
TOP CAST
Fabienne Babe
Actress Camille Dor
André Marcon
Producer Vito Catene
Francis Girod
Director Marshal
Dominique Maurin
Rémy
Marie-Armelle Deguy
Nicole
Teco Celio
Bruno
Raymond Jourdan
Samuel
Axel Bogousslavsky
Valentin
Valérie Schlumberger
Pascale
Christian Pereira
Leguay
Xavier Marchand
Hippolyte
Lucile Flèche
Suzanne
Alain Stern
Sound engineer
Pierre-Alain Chapuis
Decoration chef
Piched Sillapasart
Servant
Brice Karrel
Receptionist
Philippe Garnier
Machinist
Pascal Delaunay
Machinist
Alberto Maccione
Electrician
Pascal Sentenac
Boom operator
Anémone
Woman in the orange dress at the Césars ceremony
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