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El Hedi ben Salem

Actor | * 01/01/1936 († 40, 01/01/1976) | Morocco (Morocco)
El Hedi ben Salem (c. 1935 – 1977) was a Moroccan actor, best known for his work with film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. ()

El Hedi ben Salem is a Moroccan actor. He is best known as the lover and collaborator of provocative German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He died of a heart attack while in prison. Fassbinder dedicated his last film, Querelle (1982), to Salem. In 2012, a documentary on Salem's life entitled My Name Is Not Ali, premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Romance / Love

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Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and s ...

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

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1974 | 3.9/5 | 1h 33min
Romance / Love, Drama
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A sometimes comic, sometimes dramatic look at domestic relationships and labour relationships, with particular focus on skilled worker Jochen and his new girlfriend, Marion. ...

Eight Hours Don't Make a Day

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1972 | 3.7/5 | 7h 58min
Drama
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Cybernetics engineer Fred Stiller uncovers a massive corporate conspiracy involving a virtual reality computer project. ...

World on a Wire

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1973 | 3.7/5 | 3h 33min
Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
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Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer -- arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary, maid, and co-designer). Enter Karin, a 23-year-old beauty who wants to b ...

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

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1972 | 3.7/5 | 2h 5min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Movies with El Hedi ben Salem as Actor(9)

2011 My Name Is Not Ali
as Ali (archive footage)2007 When Fear Eats the Soul
as Bodybuilder1975 Like a Bird on a Wire
as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)1975 Fox and His Friends
as Hotel Guest1974 Martha
as Ali1974 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
as Französischer Soldat1973 Tenderness of the Wolves
1973 Jail Bait
as Araber1972 The Merchant of Four Seasons

Movies with El Hedi ben Salem as Crew(2)

Crew/Thanks1982 Querelle
Crew/Set Production Assistant1972 The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Full Name: El Hedi Salem
Citizenship: Morocco
Born: Wednesday, 01/01 1936 (January) in Morocco (Morocco)
Died: Thursday, 01/01 1976 (January) in Nîmes (aged: 40)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: Arabic (AR), Berber
Other names for El Hedi ben Salem (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Elhedi Ben Salem"
"Salem El Heïdi"
"Salem El Hedi"
"Ben Salem M'Barek El Hedi"
El Hedi ben Salem frequently works together with these people:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (29x, Crew)
Kurt Raab (16x, Actor)
Karl Scheydt (9x, Actor)
Irm Hermann (8x, Actress)
Thea Eymèsz (7x, Crew)
Brigitte Mira (5x, Actress)
Ingrid Caven (5x, Actress)
Michael McLernon (5x, Cast)
Peer Raben (5x, Crew)
Harry Baer (5x, Actor)
Lilo Pempeit (4x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:156474, Added: 07/05/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024