Med Hondo
Mauritanian actor (1935-2019) · Mauritania · On the map · Directors · Died at 83
Med Hondo was a Mauritanian-French actor. Considered a founding father of African cinema, he is known for his controversial films dealing with issues such as race relations and colonization.
Med Hondo is read about 233 times a day, in 29 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 115 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Asterix and the VikingsFilm, La vigie (voice)2002
Funky CopsSeries, Ace Anderson2000
Antilles sur SeineFilm, Horace1997
L'Année des Guignols - J'y arrive pasFilm, Pierre Diouf (voice)1990
1871Film, Karl Marx1987Stallion of YennengaAward1986
SarraouniaFilm, Director, Writer1979
Polisario, a people in armsFilm, Director1978
Safrana or Freedom of SpeechFilm, Narrator (voice)1976
Police Commissioner MoulinSeries, Max, le joueur de saxo
The SpiralFilm, 1976Narrator (voice)1974
The Black Wogs, Your NeighborsFilm, Director, Writer1971
My NeighboursFilm, Director1970Golden LeopardAward1968
ZitaFilm, James1966ArtaudFilm1965
Belphegor, or The Phantom of the LouvreSeries, Gaillac1964
Les verts pâturagesFilm, St Pierre1935Born4 May 1935People around Med
Close ties
Hélène Vincent Med directed West Indies (1979)
Patrick Poivey Med directed Watani, un monde sans mal (1998)
Roland Bertin Med directed West Indies (1979)
Naceur Ktari Produced Fatima, the Algerian Woman of Dakar (2004)- Toto Bissainthe Med directed West Indies (1979)
Théo Légitimus Also in Antilles sur Seine (2001)
Jean-Luc Godard Directed Masculin Féminin (1966)
John Huston Directed A Walk with Love and Death (1969)
Costa-Gavras Produced Shock Troops (1967)
Hélène de Fougerolles Also in The Gods Must Be Daring (1997)
Carter DeHaven Produced A Walk with Love and Death (1969)
Féodor Atkine Med directed Sarraounia (1986)
Jean-Pierre Castaldi Med directed Sarraounia (1986)- Larbi Zekkal Med produced Fatima, the Algerian Woman of Dakar (2005)
Gilles Ségal Also in A Walk with Love and Death (1969)
Pascal Légitimus Directed Antilles sur Seine (2001)
Anatole Dauman Produced Masculin Féminin (1966)- Clarence Thomas Delgado Produced Fatima, the Algerian Woman of Dakar (2004)
Gerald Bloncourt Med directed West Indies (1979)
Aï Keïta Yara Med directed Sarraounia (1986)
Jean-Roger Milo Med directed Sarraounia (1986)
Régis Laspalès Also in Incontrôlable and Antilles sur Seine
Roger Miremont Med directed Sarraounia (1986)
Known for
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Masculin Féminin 1966
Shock Troops 1967
Asterix and the Vikings 2006
Incontrôlable 2006
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 33
51 credits on file
Television 3
Awards
About this person
His critically acclaimed 1970 directorial début feature, Soleil O, received the Golden Leopard award at the 1970 Locarno International Film Festival and was chosen in 2019 by the African Film Heritage Project for restoration. His 1979 film West Indies was the first African film musical and, at $1.3 million, the most expensive production in African film history.
