1936-01-01 Morocco
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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Jannat 'Ali | Self (archive footage) | 2011-11-07 |
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Quand la peur dévore l'âme | Ali (archive footage) | 2007-02-01 |
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Wie ein Vogel auf dem Draht | Bodybuilder | 1975-05-05 |
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Faustrecht der Freiheit | Salem the Moroccan (uncredited) | 1975-06-06 |
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Martha | Hotel Guest | 1974-05-28 |
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Angst essen Seele auf | Ali | 1974-06-05 |
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Wildwechsel | 1973-01-09 | |
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Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe | Französischer Soldat | 1973-07-12 |
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Händler der vier Jahreszeiten | Araber | 1972-02-10 |
