El Hedi ben Salem
El Hedi ben Salem is credited on 6 movies and 2 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Fox and His Friends and World on a Wire.
Born January 1, 1936 in Morocco; died January 1, 1976.
Filmography · 8 titles
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Movie
On HBO Max
Fox and His Friends
1975 · Movie
On HBO Max
World on a Wire
1973 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Martha
1974 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Tenderness of the Wolves
1973 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
Jail Bait
1973 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
About El Hedi ben Salem
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,...
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