Med Hondo
Mauritanian actor (1935–2019)
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. 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.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 4 films (1969–1979) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | West Indies | Med Hondo | 110 min | |||
| 1979 | WEST INDIES | Med Hondo | 110 min | |||
| 1970 | A walk with love and death | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. | 85 min | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1969 | A WALK WITH LOVE AND DEATH. | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | 85 min | 35 mm | Color | sound |