Allel El Mouhib

Allel El Mouhib Arabic علال المحب born March 1 1920 in Algiers and died December 4 1995 was an Algerian writer actor and director He is particularly known for his roles in Algerian films from the 1960s to the 1980s Allel El Mouhib began his career in a theater troupe of the Algerian Muslim Scouts He was then noticed by the theater director Mahieddine Bachtarzi who gave him roles in El Abd El Abied and later Antil In 1955 while in France he trained in directing He subsequently directed Sophocles Antigone a play in which he also starred Upon Algerias independence in 1962 he joined the Algerian National Theatre as an actor and director while simultaneously becoming a drama teacher at the Algiers Municipal Conservatory Between 1963 and 1971 he directed several plays including Montserrat Akadib Sakrabane and El Machhah based on Molières The Miser He also adapted Federico García Lorcas The House of Bernadette On both the big and small screen Allel El Mouhib appeared in films such as Hassan Terro 1968 by Mohammed LakhdarHamina La Voie 1967 by Mohamed Slimane Riad Z 1968 by CostaGavras and Les Enfants de Novembre 1975 by Moussa Haddad Allel El Mouhib passed away in Algiers on December 4 1995 after a rich artistic career dedicated to Algerian and Arab theater and cinema