FILM DIRECTOR

Med Hondo

1936 - 2019

Med Hondo

Med Hondo (born Mohamed Abid; 4 May 1935 – 2 March 2019) was a Moroccan-born French director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Considered a founding father of African cinema, he is known for his controversial films dealing with issues such as race relations and colonization. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Med Hondo is the 1,013th most popular film director (down from 1,012th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Morocco and the most popular Moroccan Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Med Hondo ranks 1,013 out of 2,041. Before him are Candida Royalle, Michael Hoffman, Alexander Mackendrick, John Berry, Fede Álvarez, and Revaz Chkheidze. After him are Vittorio De Seta, Frédéric Rossif, Michel Boisrond, Danis Tanović, Álex de la Iglesia, and Melville Shavelson.

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Revaz Chkheidze
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HPI: 56.22
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Med Hondo
1936 - 2019
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 1,013
Vittorio De Seta
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HPI: 56.21
Rank: 1,014
Frédéric Rossif
1922 - 1990
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 1,015
Michel Boisrond
1921 - 2002
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 1,016
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HPI: 56.18
Rank: 1,017
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1965 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 1,018
Melville Shavelson
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HPI: 56.17
Rank: 1,019

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Med Hondo ranks 372. Before him are Dave Charlton, Alfredo Zitarrosa, Aurelio Galfetti, Teatao Teannaki, C. Gordon Fullerton, and Erich Hof. After him are Abraham Lempel, Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, Ben Pon, Nh. Dini, Anatoly Mikhaylov, and Jean-Pierre Changeux. Among people deceased in 2019, Med Hondo ranks 333. Before him are Richard Lugar, Jaegwon Kim, Giovanni Bramucci, Billy McNeill, Therese Zenz, and Abdallah Lamrani. After him are Harley Race, François Weyergans, Dinko Dermendzhiev, Mitsuhisa Taguchi, Yvette Williams, and Ben Pon.

Others Born in 1936

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Dave Charlton
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 2013
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 366
Alfredo Zitarrosa
WRITER
1936 - 1989
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 367
Aurelio Galfetti
ARCHITECT
1936 - 2021
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 368
Teatao Teannaki
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2016
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 369
C. Gordon Fullerton
ASTRONAUT
1936 - 2013
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 370
Erich Hof
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1995
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 371
Med Hondo
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2019
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 372
Abraham Lempel
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1936 - 2023
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 373
Anthony Olubunmi Okogie
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 374
Ben Pon
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 2019
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 375
Nh. Dini
WRITER
1936 - 2018
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 376
Anatoly Mikhaylov
ATHLETE
1936 - 2022
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 377
Jean-Pierre Changeux
BIOLOGIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 378