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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 20...
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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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Known for
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul1974 · Ali3.9
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant1972 · Set Production Assistant3.7
Querelle1982 · Thanks3.3
Fox and His Friends1975 · Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)3.6
The Merchant of Four Seasons1972 · Araber3.4
Martha1974 · Hotel Guest3.5
Tenderness of the Wolves1973 · Französischer Soldat2.8
Jail Bait1973 · Cast3.1Cast
Cast credits
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul1974 · Ali3.9Fox and His Friends1975 · Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)3.6The Merchant of Four Seasons1972 · Araber3.4Martha1974 · Hotel Guest3.5Tenderness of the Wolves1973 · Französischer Soldat2.8Jail Bait1973 · Cast3.1
When Fear Eats the Soul2007 · Ali (archive footage)5.0
My Name Is Not Ali2011 · Self (archive footage)3.1
Like a Bird on a Wire1975 · Bodybuilder3.0Crew