Tarak Ben Ammar


Producer

About

Birth Place
Tunis, TN
Born
June 12, 1949

Biography

International producer who virtually created the Tunisian film industry. Active in Europe and Hollywood....

Biography

International producer who virtually created the Tunisian film industry. Active in Europe and Hollywood.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

L' Envers du decors: portrait de Pierre Guffroy (1991)
Himself

Producer (Feature Film)

Where Do We Go Now? (2012)
Coproducer
The Matador's Mistress (2011)
Coproducer
Outside the Law (2010)
Producer
Baarìa (2009)
Producer
Hannibal Rising (2007)
Producer
Virgin Territory (2007)
Executive Producer
The Last Legion (2007)
Producer
Chromophobia (2005)
Producer
Avenging Angelo (2002)
Producer
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
Executive Producer
Femme Fatale (2002)
Producer
The Knights of the Quest (2001)
Producer
Nobody's Children (1994)
Executive Producer
Foreign Student (1994)
Executive Producer
Foreign Student (1994)
Producer
Voyage (1993)
Executive Producer
588 Rue Paradis (1992)
Producer
Mayrig (1991)
Producer
Ecrans de Sable (1991)
Producer
Le Collier perdu de la colombe (1991)
Producer
L' Autre (1991)
Producer
L'Avaro (1990)
Producer
Bille en Tete (1989)
Producer
Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, As Long As It's Love (1989)
Producer
Il Giovane Toscanini (1988)
Producer
Un Ragazzo di Calabria (1987)
Associate Producer
Pirates (1986)
Producer
Bras de Fer (1985)
Executive Producer
Par ou t'es rentre? On t'as vu Sortir (1984)
Producer
Les Cavaliers de l'orage (1984)
Producer
Misunderstood (1984)
Producer
Le Grand Carnaval (1983)
Executive Producer
La Traviata (1983)
Producer
Deux heures moins le quart avant Jesus Christ (1982)
Producer
Monty Python's Life Of Brian (1979)
Executive Producer

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Production Coordinator (Tunisia)
The Day Christ Died (1980)
Production Manager

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

L' Envers du decors: portrait de Pierre Guffroy (1991)
Other

Producer (TV Mini-Series)

Pope John Paul II (2005)
Producer
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (1992)
Coproducer

Life Events

1977

Broke into TV as deputy producer (Tunisia) for NBC miniseries, "Jesus of Nazareth"

1979

Feature debut as executive producer, "Monty Python's Life of Brian"

1980

Production managed Tunisian segments of the CBS TV movie "The Day Christ Died"

1986

Produced Roman Polanski's "Pirates"

1991

Acting debut as himself in the feature, "L'Envers du decors: portrait de Pierre Guffroy"

1992

Returned to TV after twelve years to co-produce the NBC mini series, "Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel"

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