Omar Chanbout

Acting

Omar Chanbout

Born March 2, 1938 · Casablanca, Morocco

Died December 8, 2008 · aged 70

No biography available.

Known For

1001 Nights1001 Nights · 1990
1001 Nights
★ 5.21990
MovieFantasyComedy
Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, as soon as he has bedded them, he has them put to death. In most retellings, the girl staves off this unfortunate conclusion by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories instead. In this one, she gets hold of a magic lamp.
JeremiahJeremiah · 1998
Jeremiah
★ 6.91998
MovieAdventureDrama
The young Jeremiah grows up in a priest's family in the village of Anathoth, near Jerusalem. God appears to Jeremiah in different human guises on several occasions, and makes it clear that he has been selected to announce God's message to the people of Jerusalem.
Goodbye MothersGoodbye Mothers · 2008
Goodbye Mothers
★ 5.02008
Movie
In 1960, Moroccan Jews began migrating en masse to Israel, encouraged by immigration officers of the new state. The film tells the drama of the story of two families, one Jewish and one Muslim, joined by a close friendship but whose destinies are separated. Selected by Morocco as a candidate for the 2008 Oscar for Best Picture Foreign Language.
Casablanca ExpressCasablanca Express · 1989
Casablanca Express
★ 3.81989
MovieDramaAction
It is 1942 and the conflict between the U.S. and Germany is getting heated, U.S. Intelligence soon discovers that the Natzis are planning to capture Winston Churchill. In order to protect him they send commando Al Cooper to guard Churchill who is going by train to Casablanca where he will meet with Roosevelt and Stalin.
Joseph of NazarethJoseph of Nazareth · 2000
Joseph of Nazareth
★ 6.02000
MovieDramaTV Movie
The people of Jerusalem are suffering under the reign of Herod, and are hoping to be delivered from the Roman occupiers by the Messiah whose arrival, it is rumored, is to take place very soon. Unlike his nephew Judas, who wants to join the zealots (freedom fighters), 35 year old widower Joseph is not interested in participating in any fighting against the Romans.
OuachtamOuachtam · 1997
Ouachtam
1997
MovieDrama
Towards the end of the 1940s, in the midst of the struggle against Spanish colonialism, in the village of Aouchtam, lived the family of El Hadj, an old man suffering from blindness. He lives with his two sons and his last wife Aïcha. He suspects the latter of loving one of his sons. After an operation to restore his sight, he returns home, pretending to still be blind...
Drums of FireDrums of Fire · 1990
Drums of Fire
★ 6.11990
MovieHistoryAction
In 1568, Saadi prince Abdelmalek is exiled from Morocco by his brothers, an event that is only the beginning of his adventures: fighting the Spanish Inquisition, taking part in the Battle of Lepanto, being incarcerated in Alicante prison, and assist in the Conquest of Tunis. Eventually, he returns to Morocco to fulfill his destiny.
The Barber of the Poor DistrictThe Barber of the Poor District · 1982
The Barber of the Poor District
★ 5.01982
MovieDrama
Among the inhabitants of Derb el Soltan, a popular district of Casablanca, we highlight the life of a barber who accepts the path that has been traced for him. His close friend never stops teaching him that struggle and resistance are the only qualities of a worthy man.

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