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El Hedi ben Salem

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Born: January 1, 1936 in Morocco

Biography

El Hedi ben Salem was a Moroccan actor. He is best known as the lover and collaborator of provocative German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He died 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.

Filmography9 TITLES
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
7.7
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul1974
Fox and His Friends
7.2
Fox and His Friends1975
Tenderness of the Wolves
5.6
Tenderness of the Wolves1973
Martha
6.9
Martha1974
Jail Bait
5.8
Jail Bait1973
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The Merchant of Four Seasons1972
When Fear Eats the Soul
10.0
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Like a Bird on a Wire
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Like a Bird on a Wire1975
My Name Is Not Ali
5.8
My Name Is Not Ali2011