About

Known credits:
18
Birthday:
1943-11-03
Place of birth:
Mostaganem, Algéria
Website:
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Mohamed Chouikh

Overview

Mohamed Chouikh (born 1943) is an Algerian filmmaker and actor.

Mohamed Chouikh was born at Mostaganem, Algeria on 3 September 1943, where he was to become a stage actor with a troupe which later developed into the Algerian National Theatre. In 1965, he acted in one of Algeria's greatest film productions, L'Aube des damnés by René Vautier and Ahmed Rachedi. In 1966 he took the role of Lakhdar (the son) in Mohamed Lakhdar Hamina's highly successful Le vent des Aurès. In 1972 he directed L'Embouchure for Algerian TV, followed in 1974 by Les Paumés (1974). In 1982 he made his first feature-length film, Rupture, and has pursued a writer-director career since then.

Known for

Acting
2003 Dance of the Wind Actor N/A
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1976 The Nomads Actor 59
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1971 The Passengers Actor Narrator N/A
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1970 Elise, or Real Life Actor Arezki 59
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1969 The Outlaws Actor Ali 58
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1967 The Winds of the Aures Actor Lakhdar 59
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1965 Dawn of the Damned Actor 59
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1965 L'Obstacle Actor 59
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Directing
2005 Douar de Femmes Directing Director 59
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1998 The Desert Ark Directing Director 59
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1994 Youssef: The Legend of the Seventh Sleeper Directing Director 59
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1988 The Citadel Directing Director 58
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1982 Sandstorm Directing First Assistant Director 59
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1982 Breakdown Directing Director 59
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Writing
2005 Douar de Femmes Writing Writer 59
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1998 The Desert Ark Writing Writer 59
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1988 The Citadel Writing Writer 58
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1982 Breakdown Writing Writer 59
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