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The Message (1976)
Directed by Moustapha Akkad
History, Drama, Adventure · 3h 26m
In 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
Abdallah Ghaith
Hamza ibn al-Muttalib
Ali Ahmed Salem
Bilal ibn Rabah
Muhammad al-Arabi
Ammar ibn Yasir
Mounir Moasery
Djafar ibn Abi Talib
Ahmed Marei
Zayd ibn Harithah
Habib Ageli
Houdhayfa ibn Utba
Hamdy Ghaith
Abou Sufyan ibn Harb
Mona Wasef
Hind bint Utba
Hassan al-Jundi
Abou al-Hakam
Abd al-Badi Arabi
Utba
Tayeb Saddiki
Al-Walid ibn Utba
Mahmoud Saeed
Khalid ibn al-Walid
Crew
- Director
- Moustapha Akkad
- Writer
- Abdel Hamid Gouda El Sahhar, Tawfiq Al-Hakim, Abderrahman Charkawi, Mohamed Ali Maher, Ahmed Shalaby
- Director of Photography
- Jack Hildyard
- Original Music Composer
- Maurice Jarre
- Editor
- Hussein Afify
- Producer
- Moustapha Akkad
Details
- Original title
- Al-risâlah
- Release date
- 1976-07-30
- Runtime
- 3h 26m
- Genres
- History, Drama, Adventure
- Original language
- AR
- Spoken languages
- Arabic, English, French
- Countries
- Algeria, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia
- Production
- Filmco International Productions