Samuel Hadida
Samuel Hadida (born December 17, 1953 in Casablanca , Morocco , † November 26, 2018 in Santa Monica , California , United States ) was a French distributor and film producer .
Life
He attended the recognized film school Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinematographiques (IDHEC) in Paris. In 1978 he founded the distribution company Metropolitan Filmexport with his brother Victor and father David , which he expanded in 1982 to include the video distributor Delta Video . The company has become one of the most successful independent film distributors of English-language films in the French-speaking area.
In 1990 he founded with his brother Davis Films , a film production company that successfully realizes or co-produces international projects. The first own production True Romance from 1993 was already extremely successful, so that up to now about 30 productions have been realized, e.g. B. Crying Freeman (1995).
In 2006, Samuel Hadida produced the video game adaptation Silent Hill . In the same year he produced the film Resident Evil: Extinction with Bernd Eichinger . Other productions followed, including other films from the Residen Evil series. His work includes around 70 films.
Filmography (selection)
- 1993: Only the Strong
- 1993: True Romance
- 1993: Killing Zoe
- 1995: Crying Freeman - The Son of the Dragon (Crying Freeman)
- 1997: Inferno
- 1999: The Romero Files (The Big Brass Ring)
- 2001: Pact of the Wolves (Le Pacte des Loups)
- 2002: Spider
- 2004: The Bridge of San Luis Rey (The Bridge of San Luis Rey)
- 2004: Turn Left at the End of the World
- 2005: Domino (Domino)
- 2006: Silent Hill
- 2007: Resident Evil: Extinction
- 2009: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus)
- 2010: Resident Evil: Afterlife
- 2010: Return to Castle Wolfenstein
- 2012: Resident Evil: Retribution
- 2016: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
- 2018: Love Addict by Frank Bellocq
- 2018: Le Flic de Belleville by Rachid Bouchareb
Web links
- Samuel Hadida in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Metropolitan Film Export website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Samuel Hadida Dies: French Distributor And Producer Of 'Resident Evil' & 'True Romance' Was 64. November 27, 2018 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hadida, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th December 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Casablanca , Morocco |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 2018 |
| Place of death | Santa Monica , California , United States |