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The Message
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1976 English film about Islam by Moustapha Akkad
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The Message is a 1976 biographical, drama, and war epic film produced by Moustapha Akkad. Directed by Akkad and Andrew Marton, the movie features a cast including Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara, and Johnny Sekka. The screenplay was written by Tawfiq al-Hakim and Abdurrahman Ahmed Şerkavi, with music composed by Maurice Jarre. The film was shot in Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, and is set in a desert environment. It originated from Libya, the United Kingdom, Morocco, and Lebanon.
The film has a runtime of 178 minutes and was released on various dates, including March 9, 1976, and July 30, 1976. It received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Score. On TMDb, it holds a vote average of 7.182 based on 396 votes, while IMDb lists a rating of 8.1 from 54,001 votes. The production had a budget of 10,000,000 and generated revenue of 15,000,000.
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7.2In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
Cast
- Anthony Quinn as Hamza
- Irene Papas as Hind
- Michael Ansara as Abu Sufyan
- Johnny Sekka as Bilal
- Michael Forest as Khalid
- Garrick Hagon as Ammar
Themes
- middle east
- muslim
- islam
- religion
- muhammad
- arab
- mecca
- monotheism
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Moustapha Akkad
- Written by
- English version: H.A.L. Craig Arabic version: A.B. Jawdat al-Sahhar Tawfiq al-Hakim A.B Rahman al-Sharkawi Mohammad Ali Maher
- Based on
- Muhammad
- Produced by
- Moustapha Akkad
- Starring
- Anthony Quinn Irene Papas Michael Ansara Johnny Sekka Garrick Hagon Michael Forest Damien Thomas
- Cinematography
- Jack Hildyard
- Edited by
- John Bloom
- Music by
- Maurice Jarre
- Production company
- Filmco International Productions Inc.
- Distributed by
- Tarik Film Distributors
- Release dates
- 29 July 1976 ( 1976-07-29 ) (London) 9 March 1977 ( 1977-03-09 ) (New York)
- Running time
- English version: 178 minutes Arabic version: 207 minutes
- Countries
- Lebanon , Libya , Kuwait , Morocco , United Kingdom
- Languages
- Arabic , English
- Budget
- $17 million
- Box office
- $5 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Message (Arabic: الرِّسَالَة, romanized: Ar-Risālah) originally known as Mohammed, Messenger of God (Arabic: مُحَمَّد رَسُول الله, romanized: Muḥammad Rasūl Allāh) is a 1976 epic film directed and produced by Moustapha Akkad that chronicles the life and times of Muhammad, who is never directly depicted.
Released in separately filmed Arabic and English-language versions, The Message serves as an introduction to the early history of Islam. The international ensemble cast includes Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara, Johnny Sekka, Michael Forest, André Morell, Garrick Hagon, Damien Thomas, and Martin Benson. It was an international co-production between Libya, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria and the UK.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Message” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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