Acting
El Hedi ben Salem
- Titles
- 10movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1974 to 2007, with a break from 1976 to 2006, with up to 1 main title a year.
- Leading roles
- 3top three billing
- Average score
76/100
- Highest rated
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Class & Capitalism7.1average 3.3
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Social Commentary7.7average 4.9
- Melancholy7.0average 4.7
- Politics4.7average 2.6
- Satire & Parody3.9average 2.3
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Cringe Humor3.2average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.9, average 5.1
- Contemporary Realism3.8, average 5.2
- Violence3.0, average 4.3
- Crime2.5, average 3.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
112000s
1 title
When Fear Eats the Soul (2007)
as Ali (archive footage)
1980s
1 title · average score 66
66
Querelle (1982)
Thanks
1970s
9 titles · average score 76
62
Like a Bird on a Wire (1975)
as Bodybuilder
82
Fox and His Friends (1975)
as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
81
Martha (1974)
as Hotel Guest
86
World on a Wire (1973)
TV show · as Bodyguard
61
Tenderness of the Wolves (1973)
as Französischer Soldat
72
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
Set Production Assistant
79
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972)
TV show · as Dunkelhäutiger Arbeiter