| Intro | Algerian film director |
| Is |
Film director Screenwriter Film producer |
| From | Algeria |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | Tébessa |
Ahmed Rachedi (born in 1938) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for the film Z (1969), which he helped produce. His 1971 film L’Opium et le Bâton was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1981 film Ali in Wonderland won a Special Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.
Selected filmography
- L’Opium et le Bâton (1971)
- Ali in Wonderland (1981)
- C’était la guerre (1993, co-directed with Maurice Failevic)
- Stora, Benjamin (2012). “Le cinéma algérien, entre deux guerres”. Confluences Méditerranée. 81 (2): 181–188. doi:10.3917/come.081.0181 – via Cairn.info. (registration required (help)).