Moustapha Akkad(1930-2005)

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Syrian-American Moustapha Akkad produced a series of "Halloween" movies but it was Lion of the Desert (1980) and The Message (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 killed along with his daughter, Rima Al Akkad Monla, in a bombing in 2005 in Amman, Jordan.

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The Message

8.1

Producer

1976

The Message

8.9

Producer

1976

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

5.8

Producer

1988

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

5.2

Producer(uncredited)

1982

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Halloween: Resurrection - Web Cam Special
4.1
Video
- executive producer
- 2002
Halloween: Resurrection
3.9
- executive producer
- 2002
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
5.8
- executive producer
- 1998
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
4.7
- executive producer
- 1995
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
4.9
- executive producer
- 1989
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
5.8
- executive producer
- 1988
Free Ride
4.8
- executive producer
- 1986
Appointment with Fear
3.1
- executive producer
- 1985
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
5.2
- executive producer (uncredited)
- 1982
Halloween II
6.5
- executive producer (uncredited)
- 1981
Lion of the Desert
8.2
- producer
- 1980
Halloween
7.7
- executive producer (uncredited)
- 1978
The Message
8.9
- producer
- 1976
The Message
8.1
- producer
- 1976

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Born
- July 1, 1930
- Aleppo, Syria
Died
- November 11, 2005
- Amman, Jordan(injuries sustained in terrorist bombing following a severe heart attack)
Spouses
Children
- Malek Akkad
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- 1 Portrayal
- 4 Articles

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Trivia
Moustafa was killed when a suicide bomber targeted a hotel in Jordan. His daughter was also killed.

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[about The Message (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.