El Hedi ben Salem
Born:January 1, 1936
Place of Birth:Morocco
Died:January 1, 1976
Known For:Acting
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.
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Filmography
Acting
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali
1974
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