Zanzibar 35 years old

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.

Credits

Fabienne Babe as

Dominique Maurin as

André Marcon as

Francis Girod as

Zanzibar Cast

Name	Character
Fabienne Babe She was 26, now 61 years old
Dominique Maurin He was 40, now 75 years old
André Marcon He was 40, now 76 years old
Francis Girod He was 44, 62 years old when he died

Zanzibar Crew

Name	Department
Robert Boner as Writer.	Writing
Christine Pascal as Director. She was 35 (42) years old when She died	Directing
Christine Pascal as Writer. She was 35 (42) years old when She died	Writing

Zanzibar (35 years)

Release day: Tuesday, May 30, 1989
Runtime: 95 minutes