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El Hedi ben Salem

Acting
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.

All Credits13 Titles

Film

11 Titles
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
7.7
FILM
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul1974
Querelle
6.6
FILM
Querelle1982
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
7.4
FILM
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant1972
Fox and His Friends
7.2
FILM
Fox and His Friends1975
Jail Bait
6.1
FILM
Jail Bait1973
Martha
7.0
FILM
Martha1974
The Merchant of Four Seasons
6.7
FILM
The Merchant of Four Seasons1972
Tenderness of the Wolves
5.7
FILM
Tenderness of the Wolves1973
When Fear Eats the Soul
10.0
FILM
When Fear Eats the Soul2007
Like a Bird on a Wire
5.9
FILM
Like a Bird on a Wire1975
My Name Is Not Ali
6.3
FILM
My Name Is Not Ali2011

Series

2 Titles
World on a Wire
7.3
SERIES
World on a Wire1973–
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
7.7
SERIES
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day1972–
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