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* AuthorAppeal: Director Moustapha Akkad wanted to make a movie about Mohammad to try and bridge what he saw to be a huge cultural gap between the Western and Muslim worlds.
* BannedInChina: The film was banned in quite a few Middle-Eastern countries.
* FakeNationality: It's an English-language film set in 1st-century Arabia, needless to say there are very few Arab actors in the cast. Creator/AnthonyQuinn (Hamza) is Mexican-American, Irene Papas (Hind) is Greek, Michael Ansara (Abu Sufyan) is Lebanese-American, Johnny Sekka (Bilal) is Gambian, Garrick Hagon (Ammar) is Canadian, and Andre Morrell (Abu Talib) is English; just to name a few.
* BannedInChina: The film was banned in quite a few Middle-Eastern countries.
* FakeNationality: It's an English-language film set in 1st-century Arabia, needless to say there are very few Arab actors in the cast. Creator/AnthonyQuinn (Hamza) is Mexican-American, Irene Papas (Hind) is Greek, Michael Ansara (Abu Sufyan) is Lebanese-American, Johnny Sekka (Bilal) is Gambian, Garrick Hagon (Ammar) is Canadian, and Andre Morrell (Abu Talib) is English; just to name a few.
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* AuthorAppeal: Director Moustapha Akkad wanted to make a movie about Mohammad UsefulNotes/TheProphetMuhammad to try and bridge what he saw to be a huge cultural gap between the Western and Muslim [[UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} Muslim]] worlds.
* BannedInChina: The film was banned in quite a few Middle-Easterncountries.countries, despite not featuring Muhammad in the flesh.
* FakeNationality: It's an English-language film set in1st-century 7th-8th century Arabia, needless to say there are very few Arab actors in the cast. Creator/AnthonyQuinn (Hamza) is Mexican-American, Irene Papas (Hind) is Greek, Michael Ansara (Abu Sufyan) is Lebanese-American, Johnny Sekka (Bilal) is Gambian, Garrick Hagon (Ammar) is Canadian, and Andre Morrell (Abu Talib) is English; just to name a few.
* BannedInChina: The film was banned in quite a few Middle-Eastern
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** Producer-director Moustapha Akkad, himself a Muslim, bent over backwards to present a religiously acceptable portrayal of Islam's founding. Akkad consulted imams in Egypt and Saudi Arabia to ensure accuracy and allowed their input on the script. Notably, Mohammad was not depicted onscreen in accordance with Islamic tradition. The production proved arduous and expensive, with extensive location shooting in Morocco and Libya. Akkad complicated matters by shooting Arabic and English-language versions simultaneously, with completely different casts.
** The film's adverse media coverage hurt it more than the actual production. One media outlet claimed that Creator/CharltonHeston had been cast as Mohammad. Akkad and Heston quickly issued a denial but the announcement caused an uproar in the Muslim world regardless. The resulting furor led to widespread protests and riots, notably in Pakistan, where several people were actually killed. Meanwhile, Western interest in the film soured when reporters learned that Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddaffi helped bankroll the production. Akkad noted in his own defense that lack of Hollywood interest in the movie required him to seek funds elsewhere.
** The movie gained considerable infamy as well for its connection to the July 1977 Hanafi Siege, when Islamic militants held 149 people hostage (and killing two) in three Washington, D.C. buildings. One of their demands? Destruction of Mohammad: Messenger of God for being "sacrilegious."
** Despite these controversies, Mohammad actually turned a modest profit. In contrast, Akkad's follow-up movie, ''Lion of the Desert'' (1981) proved a monumental bomb, making just $1,000,000 USD on an alleged $35,000,000 budget.
** The film's adverse media coverage hurt it more than the actual production. One media outlet claimed that Creator/CharltonHeston had been cast as Mohammad. Akkad and Heston quickly issued a denial but the announcement caused an uproar in the Muslim world regardless. The resulting furor led to widespread protests and riots, notably in Pakistan, where several people were actually killed. Meanwhile, Western interest in the film soured when reporters learned that Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddaffi helped bankroll the production. Akkad noted in his own defense that lack of Hollywood interest in the movie required him to seek funds elsewhere.
** The movie gained considerable infamy as well for its connection to the July 1977 Hanafi Siege, when Islamic militants held 149 people hostage (and killing two) in three Washington, D.C. buildings. One of their demands? Destruction of Mohammad: Messenger of God for being "sacrilegious."
** Despite these controversies, Mohammad actually turned a modest profit. In contrast, Akkad's follow-up movie, ''Lion of the Desert'' (1981) proved a monumental bomb, making just $1,000,000 USD on an alleged $35,000,000 budget.
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** Producer-director Moustapha Akkad, himself a Muslim, bent over backwards to present a religiously acceptable portrayal of Islam's founding. Akkad consulted imams in Egypt and Saudi Arabia to ensure accuracy and allowed their input on the script. Notably, Mohammad Muhammad was not depicted onscreen in accordance with Islamic tradition. The production proved arduous and expensive, with extensive location shooting in Morocco and Libya. Akkad complicated matters by shooting Arabic and English-language versions simultaneously, with completely different casts.
** The film's adverse media coverage hurt it more than the actual production. One media outlet falsely claimed that Creator/CharltonHeston had been cast asMohammad.Muhammad. Akkad and Heston quickly issued a denial but the announcement caused an uproar in the Muslim world regardless. The resulting furor led to widespread protests and riots, notably in Pakistan, where several people were actually killed. Meanwhile, Western interest in the film soured when reporters learned that Libyan UsefulNotes/{{Libya}}n dictator Muammar Qaddaffi helped bankroll the production. Akkad noted in his own defense that the lack of Hollywood interest in the movie required him to seek funds elsewhere.
** The movie gained considerable infamy as well for its connection to the July 1977 Hanafi Siege, when Islamic militants held 149 people hostage (and killing two) in three Washington, D.C. buildings. One of their demands?Destruction The destruction of Mohammad: Messenger of God the film for being "sacrilegious."
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** Despite these controversies, Mohammad actually turned a modest profit. In contrast, Akkad's follow-up movie, ''Lion of the Desert'' (1981) proved a monumentalbomb, BoxOfficeBomb, making just $1,000,000 USD on an alleged $35,000,000 budget.
** The film's adverse media coverage hurt it more than the actual production. One media outlet falsely claimed that Creator/CharltonHeston had been cast as
** The movie gained considerable infamy as well for its connection to the July 1977 Hanafi Siege, when Islamic militants held 149 people hostage (and killing two) in three Washington, D.C. buildings. One of their demands?
** Despite these controversies, Mohammad actually turned a modest profit. In contrast, Akkad's follow-up movie, ''Lion of the Desert'' (1981) proved a monumental
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* FakeNationality: It's an English-language film set in 1st-century Arabia, needless to say there are very few Arab actors in the cast.
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* FakeNationality: It's an English-language film set in 1st-century Arabia, needless to say there are very few Arab actors in the cast. Creator/AnthonyQuinn (Hamza) is Mexican-American, Irene Papas (Hind) is Greek, Michael Ansara (Abu Sufyan) is Lebanese-American, Johnny Sekka (Bilal) is Gambian, Garrick Hagon (Ammar) is Canadian, and Andre Morrell (Abu Talib) is English; just to name a few.
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** Producer-director Moustapha Akkad, himself a Muslim, bent over backwards to present a religiously acceptable portrayal of Islam's founding. Akkad consulted imams in Egypt and Saudi Arabia to ensure accuracy and allowed their input on the script. Notably, Mohammad was not depicted onscreen in accordance with Islamic tradition. The production proved arduous and expensive, with extensive location shooting in Morocco and Libya. Akkad complicated matters by shooting Arabic and English-language versions simultaneously, with completely different casts.
** The film's adverse media coverage hurt it more than the actual production. One media outlet claimed that Creator/CharltonHeston had been cast as Mohammad. Akkad and Heston quickly issued a denial but the announcement caused an uproar in the Muslim world regardless. The resulting furor led to widespread protests and riots, notably in Pakistan, where several people were actually killed. Meanwhile, Western interest in the film soured when reporters learned that Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddaffi helped bankroll the production. Akkad noted in his own defense that lack of Hollywood interest in the movie required him to seek funds elsewhere.
** The movie gained considerable infamy as well for its connection to the July 1977 Hanafi Siege, when Islamic militants held 149 people hostage (and killing two) in three Washington, D.C. buildings. One of their demands? Destruction of Mohammad: Messenger of God for being "sacrilegious."
** Despite these controversies, Mohammad actually turned a modest profit. In contrast, Akkad's follow-up movie, ''Lion of the Desert'' (1981) proved a monumental bomb, making just $1,000,000 USD on an alleged $35,000,000 budget.
** Producer-director Moustapha Akkad, himself a Muslim, bent over backwards to present a religiously acceptable portrayal of Islam's founding. Akkad consulted imams in Egypt and Saudi Arabia to ensure accuracy and allowed their input on the script. Notably, Mohammad was not depicted onscreen in accordance with Islamic tradition. The production proved arduous and expensive, with extensive location shooting in Morocco and Libya. Akkad complicated matters by shooting Arabic and English-language versions simultaneously, with completely different casts.
** The film's adverse media coverage hurt it more than the actual production. One media outlet claimed that Creator/CharltonHeston had been cast as Mohammad. Akkad and Heston quickly issued a denial but the announcement caused an uproar in the Muslim world regardless. The resulting furor led to widespread protests and riots, notably in Pakistan, where several people were actually killed. Meanwhile, Western interest in the film soured when reporters learned that Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddaffi helped bankroll the production. Akkad noted in his own defense that lack of Hollywood interest in the movie required him to seek funds elsewhere.
** The movie gained considerable infamy as well for its connection to the July 1977 Hanafi Siege, when Islamic militants held 149 people hostage (and killing two) in three Washington, D.C. buildings. One of their demands? Destruction of Mohammad: Messenger of God for being "sacrilegious."
** Despite these controversies, Mohammad actually turned a modest profit. In contrast, Akkad's follow-up movie, ''Lion of the Desert'' (1981) proved a monumental bomb, making just $1,000,000 USD on an alleged $35,000,000 budget.
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A mini-biography of Mr. Akkad belongs on a page about him, instead of the trivia page
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* Moustapha Akkad (Arabic: مصطفى العقاد; July 1, 1930 ? November 11, 2005) was a Syrian American film producer and director, best known for producing the series of ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' films and directing Mohammad, Messenger of God and Lion of the Desert. He was killed along with his daughter Rima Akkad Monla in 2005 in Amman, Jordan by an Al-Qaeda suicide bomber.
* AuthorAppeal: Akkad, noticing there's a huge cultural gap between the western and muslim worlds, wanted to make a movie to help bridge the gap as a duty as a muslim.
* AuthorAppeal: Akkad, noticing there's a huge cultural gap between the western and muslim worlds, wanted to make a movie to help bridge the gap as a duty as a muslim.
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* AuthorAppeal: Director Moustapha Akkad (Arabic: مصطفى العقاد; July 1, 1930 ? November 11, 2005) was wanted to make a Syrian American film producer movie about Mohammad to try and director, best known for producing the series of ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' films and directing Mohammad, Messenger of God and Lion of the Desert. He was killed along with his daughter Rima Akkad Monla in 2005 in Amman, Jordan by an Al-Qaeda suicide bomber.
* AuthorAppeal: Akkad, noticing there'sbridge what he saw to be a huge cultural gap between the western Western and muslim worlds, wanted to make a movie to help bridge the gap as a duty as a muslim.Muslim worlds.
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* Moustapha Akkad (Arabic: مصطفى العقاد; July 1, 1930 ? November 11, 2005) was a Syrian American film producer and director, best known for producing the series of ''Film/{{Halloween}}'' films and directing Mohammad, Messenger of God and Lion of the Desert. He was killed along with his daughter Rima Akkad Monla in 2005 in Amman, Jordan by an Al-Qaeda suicide bomber.
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* Moustapha Akkad (Arabic: مصطفى العقاد; July 1, 1930 ? November 11, 2005) was a Syrian American film producer and director, best known for producing the series of ''Film/{{Halloween}}'' ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' films and directing Mohammad, Messenger of God and Lion of the Desert. He was killed along with his daughter Rima Akkad Monla in 2005 in Amman, Jordan by an Al-Qaeda suicide bomber.
