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Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Name in Native Language: "محمد الأخضر حمينة" (Arabic/AR)
Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter / Cinematographer / Actor / Writer | * 02/26/1934 (90) | M'Sila (Algeria)
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina (Arabic: محمد الأخضر حمينة; born in M'sila in 1934) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1975 film Chronicle of the Years of Fire, which won the Palme d'Or at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival and became the first Arab and African film to win the award. He is one of the most prominent figures in contemporary Arabic cinema. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | War

Known for these Movies & Shows

This black-and-white film – the first road movie of Algerian cinema – presents one of the most readily apparent, though subtle, transformations of the daily life of the people of Algeria brought a ...

The Winds of the Aures

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1967 | 3.3/5 | 1h 38min
War, Drama
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The beginings of the Algerian Revolution as seen through the eyes of a peasant. ...

Chronicle of the Years of Fire

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1975 | 3.3/5 | 2h 57min
Drama, War, History
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Seen right through the sandstorms that rack the lives of a tribe living on a desert oasis, is a subtle and not-so-subtle mistreatment of the female members of the tribe - tribal chiefs have the right ...

Sandstorm

Certification unknown

1982 | 5.0/5 | 1h 43min
Drama
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Seen through the filtered lens of boyhood memories, award-winning director Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina crafted this half-fictional, half-autobiographical account of a brief period in the history of an Alge ...

Last Image

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1986 | 3h 15min
Comedy, Drama
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Movies with Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina as Actor(2)

as Bachir2019 An Officer and a Spy
as Le conteur fou1975 Chronicle of the Years of Fire

TV Shows/Series with Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina as Actor(1)

as himself1972 Le Grand Échiquier

Movies with Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina as Crew(18)

Directing/Director2014 Twilight of Shadows
Directing/Director1986 Last Image
Writing/Writer1986 Last Image
Production/Producer1983 Le Bal
Directing/Director1982 Sandstorm
Writing/Writer1982 Sandstorm
Production/Producer1976 The Return of the Prodigal Son
Camera/Camera Operator1975 Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Directing/Director1975 Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Production/Producer1975 Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Writing/Writer1975 Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Directing/Director1973 December
Camera/Camera Operator1967 The Winds of the Aures
Directing/Director1967 The Winds of the Aures
Writing/Writer1967 The Winds of the Aures
Crew/Cinematography1967 Hassan Terro
Directing/Director1967 Hassan Terro
Writing/Writer1967 Hassan Terro

Additional Information

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Citizenship: Algeria
Born: Monday, 02/26 1934 (February) in M'Sila (Algeria) (current age: 90 years + 54 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: Arabic (AR)
Other names for Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Mohammed Lakhdar Hamina"
"Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina"
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina frequently works together with these people:
Youcef Tobni (4x, Crew)
Philippe Arthuys (4x, Crew)
Roman Polanski (3x, Actor)
François Périer (3x, Actor)
Youssef Chahine (3x, Crew)
Plácido Domingo (3x, Actor)
Mustapha Kateb (3x, Actor)
Sid Ali Kouiret (3x, Actor)
Tino Rossi (3x, Actor)
Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri) (3x, Actress)
Nicolas Bridet (2x, Actor)
Boris Ventura-Diaz (2x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:42139, Added: 05/14/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024