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    El Hedi ben Salem

    1936-01-01 (88 years old) in Morocco

    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.

    Movies

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    My Name Is Not Ali
    58 %|Nov 7, 2011
    Documentary
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    When Fear Eats the Soul
    100 %|Feb 1, 2007
    Drama
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    Fox and His Friends
    73.19 %|Jun 6, 1975
    Drama
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    Like a Bird on a Wire
    58 %|May 5, 1975
    Music, TV Movie
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    Martha
    70.5 %|May 28, 1974
    TV Movie, Drama, Thriller
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    Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
    77.19 %|Mar 5, 1974
    Romance, Drama
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    Tenderness of the Wolves
    57 %|Jul 12, 1973
    Horror, Crime, Drama
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    Jail Bait
    60 %|Jan 9, 1973
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Merchant of Four Seasons
    67 %|Mar 10, 1972
    Drama

    Series

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    World on a Wire
    71.23 %|Oct 14, 1973
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery