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Moustapha al Akkad (Arabic: مصطفى العقاد, romanized: Muṣṭafā al-ʿAqqād; July 1, 1930 – November 11, 2005) was a Syrian-American film producer and director, best known for producing the original series of Halloween films and directing The Message and Lion of the Desert.
Moustapha Akkad. Producer: The Message. Syrian-American Moustapha Akkad produced a series of "Halloween" movies but it was The Lion of the Desert (1980) and The Message (1976), on the history of Islam, into which he poured his heart.
Moustapha Akkad. Producer: The Message. The creativity of Moustapha Akkad came in such movies as The Lion of the Desert (1980) and The Message (1976), where he directed and showed some really creative amazing view on the history of Islam.
Nov 12, 2005 · Moustapha Akkad, the Syrian-born filmmaker who produced the ''Halloween'' horror movie franchise, died Friday of wounds sustained in the triple hotel bombings in Jordan.
Jan 31, 1977 · The Message: Directed by Moustapha Akkad. With Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara, Johnny Sekka. This epic historical drama chronicles the life and times of Prophet Muhammad and serves as an introduction to early Islamic history.
Nov 12, 2005 · Within Hollywood, Moustapha Akkad was the little-known producer of the “Halloween” horror movie series. But within the Arab American world, he was the famous filmmaker whose...
Nov 11, 2005 · Biography. Moustapha Akkad was born in Aleppo. Syria in 1930. His passion for movies grew at an early age and this is why at the age of 19 he wanted to go to the States and follow his dream.
Aug 7, 2016 · In 1962, a Syrian-born Hollywood filmmaker named Moustapha Akkad watched the epic film Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean. Akkad was riveted as he watched a scene in which actor Omar...
Moustapha Akkad (also Mustafa) was one of the few Syrians to reach international stardom as a producer and director in Hollywood from the 1970s until his death in a terrorist bombing in Amman, Jordan in 2005.
Jan 1, 2006 · The "duality" of Moustapha Akkad finally came together in one freakish finale at the Amman Radisson. But he'd encountered terrorism once before, nearly thirty years earlier.
