SEAN CONNERY & MARRAKECH

Filmfestival Marrakech 2004. Sean Connery and wife French-Moroccan painter Micheline Roquebrune.

Sean Connery who for many will remain the one and only James bond has died October 31st at the blessed age of 90 years in the Bahamas where he lived.

But Sean Connery was much more than the character in the Ian fleming movies.

Sean Connery leaves behind a series of cinematic accomplishments, sealed by his 1988 Academy Award for his role in "The Untouchables". His performance alongside other film icons such as Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García and Robert De Niro earned him the Oscar for best supporting actor.

Sean Connery had a special connection with Marrakech and Marocco for many years, as he explained when he was honoured at the film festival of Marrakech in 2004.

Sean Connery on Marrakech

" I made films here, played golf here, and I have never been disappointed "

Marrakech was not only the city where he met his wife ,the Moroccan-French painter Micheline Roquebrune ,during a golf tournament in 1970 ,with which he married 5 years later in 1975. 1975 was also the year he shot the film i "The man who would be king". in Ourzazate

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Find below the trailer and the poster of the movie," The man who would be King",

The trailer with the beautiful Moroccan scenery as the backdrop.