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El Hedi ben Salem
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El Hedi ben Salem

Born 1 January 1936 · Morocco · Died 1 January 1976

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.

Known for

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
The Merchant of Four Seasons
World on a Wire
Martha
Tenderness of the Wolves
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Jail Bait
Like a Bird on a Wire
Like a Bird on a Wire
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Martha
Tenderness of the Wolves
Jail Bait
The Merchant of Four Seasons
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