- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- February 26, 1934
- Place of Birth
- M'sila, Algeria
- Died
- May 23, 2025
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina (26 February 1934 – 23 May 2025) was an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1975 film Chronicle of the Years of Fire, which won the Palme d'Or at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival and became the first Arab and African film to win the award. He is one of the most prominent figures in contemporary Arabic cinema. Born on 26 February 1934 at M'Sila, Algeria, Lakhdar began his studies in his native country. He first became interested in the world of cinema at the Lycée Carnot in Cannes, France. After beginning studies of agriculture and law at French universities, he deserted the French Army in 1958 and joined the anti-French Algerian Resistance in Tunisia, where he worked for the provisional Algerian government in exile. His film career began as he joined the Algerian Maquis (guerrillas). In 1959, the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN…
Filmography
movieOne Hero, The People
2026 · Self (archive footage)
movieAn Officer and a Spy
2019 · Bachir
movieTwilight of Shadows
2014 · Director
movieArab Camera
1987 · Self
movieLast Image
1986 · Oncle Amar, Director, Writer
movieDe droomproducenten
1984 · Self
movieLe Bal
1983 · Producer
movieSandstorm
1982 · Director, Writer
movieChronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Miloud, Le conteur, Camera Operator, Producer, Director, Writer
tvSpécial cinéma
1974 · Self
movieDecember
1973 · Director, Writer, Dialogue
tvLe Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
movieRamparts of Clay
1970 · Producer
movieThe Winds of the Aures
1967 · Camera Operator, Director, Writer
movieHassan Terro
1967 · Writer, Director, Director of Photography
Frozen Image
movieFrozen Image
1965 · Cinematography, Director, Writer
movieSawt Echaâb
1961 · Director, Writer
movieYasmina
1961 · Director
movieGuns of Freedom
1961 · Director
movieOur Algeria
1959 · Director