Sid Ali Kouiret
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Sid Ali Kouiret | |
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Born | 3 January 1933 Algiers |
Died | 5 April 2015 |
Nationality | Algerian |
Occupation | Actor |
Notable work | L'Opium et le Bâton |
Sid Ali Kouiret (3 January 1933 – 5 April 2015) was an Algerian actor.[1]
Biography
Kouiret was born at
In 1951, he went to Berlin with "El Mesrah El Djazairi" theatrical troupe. And in 1952, they were in Paris; singing patriotic texts in Algerian coffees. In 1953, he went to Bucharest for 4th World Festival of Youth and Students for peace. And later the same year, he became a professional actor and engaged in the municipal troupe of Algiers, led by Mahieddine Bachtarzi. But in 1955, and because of the harassment and the persecution of the DST (French domestic intelligence agency), and for his safety, he was obliged to go away. So he went to Marseille, then to Paris where he met Mohamed Boudia, Hadj Omar, Missoum, and Noureddine Bouhired.
In 1958, he was a member of the theatrical troupe affiliated to the FLN (National Liberation Front) that was trying to make Algeria famous worldwide and to promote the Algerian struggle for freedom.
After the independence of Algeria, he was among the elements that will constitute the Algerian National Theatre. And in 1963 was the beginning of a brilliant cinematographic career. His first apparition in a film was on a TV adaptation of the play "Les Enfants de la Casbah" by Mustapha Badie (1963). But his real consecration was in "
He died on 5 April 2015 in Algiers.[2]
Filmography
- 1968 : Hassan Terro - Directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
- 1971 : L'Opium et le Bâton - Directed by Ahmed Rachedi
- 1971 : Décembre - Directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
- 1974 : L'Évasion de Hassan Terro - Directed by Mustapha Badie
- 1975 : Chronique des années de braise - Directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
- 1976 : Le Retour de l'enfant prodigue - Directed by Youssef Chahine
- 1977 : Les Ambassadeurs Directed by Naceur Ktari
- 1983 : Les Sacrifiés - Directed by Okacha Touita
- 1991 : Les Enfants Du Soleil
- 2004 : Les Suspects - Directed by Kamal Dehane
- 2007 : Morituri - Directed by Okacha Touita
Television
- 1963 : Les Enfants de la casbah - Directed by Abdelhalim Raïs
- 1991 : La famille Ramdam - Directed by Ross Elavy
- 2009 : Bâtiment d'El-Hadj Lakhdar 3 (Imarat El-Hadj Lakhdar 3) - Directed by Mahmoud Zemmour
References
- ^ HuffPost Algérie (5 April 2015). "Le grand acteur Sid Ali Kouiret est parti à l'âge de 82 ans : "Ya Ali Mout Wakef"" (in French). HuffPost. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Algeria: Late Sid Ali Kouiret Was an Unrivalled Actor". Algerie Presse Service (Algiers). 7 April 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
External links
- Sid Ali Kouiret at IMDb