Mohamed Chouikh (born 1943) is an Algerian film-maker 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.
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.
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