M'hamed Benguettaf

Born: 1939-12-20

Mohamed Benguettaf (or M'hamed Benguettaf) born December 20, 1939 is a notable figure in Algerian theater and cinema, first as an actor, M'Hamed Benguettaf worked for radio then spent a large part of his career at Algerian National Theater, before being among the founders of the company Masrah El Kalâa - Théâtre de la Citadelle. Also as translator or adapter of Nazim Hikmet, Kateb Yacine, Ali Salem, Mahmoud Diab or Ray Bradbury, Benguettaf believes he has completed the first major stage of his journey which he likens, in his own words, to "a professional training course" , a stage through which he believes he has gathered the tools of his own language and has now forged his voice as a playwright. In 2003, his contemporary adaptation of "Don Quixote, The Man Who Had Nothing to Do with It", an Algerian-French co-production which received the Djazaïr label, a year of Algeria in France. Since 2004, Mohamed Benguettaf has directed the Algerian National Theater. He died in Algiers on January 5, 2014.


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We Will Return

as uncredited
Released: 1972-01-02

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Life Kills Me

as Le père Smaïl
Released: 2002-05-26

Paul is a smart, university educated Frenchman of North African ancestry. He's a smooth talker,...

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The Way

as uncredited
Released: 1967-01-02

The Algerian War is seen through the eyes of a group of Algerian freedom-fighters who have been...

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Profumi d'Algeri

as uncredited
Released: 2015-01-01

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The Great Turan

as uncredited
Released: 1995-05-01

The film is based on historical events that took place in the 6th century at the junction of...

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Youssef: The Legend of the Seventh Sleeper

as uncredited
Released: 1994-01-02

Directed by Mohamed Chouikh.

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الولف صعيب (El Ouelf Essaïb)

as uncredited
Released: 1990-01-01

El Ouelf Essaïb (الولف صعيب) is a comedy written and directed by Mohamed Hilmi, released in...

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