Moustapha Akkad
Moustapha Akkad
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Moustapha Akkad. Producer: Mohammed - Der Gesandte Gottes. Syrian-American Moustapha Akkad produced a series of "Halloween" movies but it was Omar Mukhtar - Löwe der Wüste (1980) and Mohammed - Der Gesandte Gottes (1976), on the history of Islam, into which he poured his heart. It was reportedly difficult for him to make it in Hollywood but no one could deny his talent as a director and producer. He was...
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[about Mohammed - Der Gesandte Gottes (1976)] I did the film because it is a personal thing for me. Besides its production values as a film, it has its story, its intrigue, its drama. Beside all this I think there was something personal, being Muslim myself who lived in the West I felt that it was my obligation, my duty, to tell the truth about Islam. It is a religion that has a 700-million following, yet it's so little known about it, which surprised me. I thought I should tell the story that will bring this bridge, this gap to the West.