Thierry Sabine

Born June 13, 1949· Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

† Died January 14, 1986

2Roles★ 7Average rating

Thierry Sabine (13 June 1949, Neuilly-sur-Seine - 14 January 1986, Mali) was a French wrangler, motorcycle racer and founder and main organizer of the Dakar Rally. In 1977 he got lost on the Tchigai Plateau, near the isolated mountain of Emi Fezzan during the Abidjan-Nice Race, and realized that the desert would be a good location for a rally where amateurs could test their ability. In December 1… Read more

Known for

A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later1986Le Grand Échiquier1972

Filmography

YearRating

Series★ 8

Le Grand Échiquier1972

Self

★ 5.9

A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later1986

Self (archive footage)