The Message (1976)

Directed by

Andrew Marton, Moustapha Akkad

Genre

drama film, war film, adventure film, epic film, biographical film, medieval film

Country

Morocco, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom

Runtime

2h 58m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 404 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the early history of Islam through the life of the prophet Muhammad, who is never shown on screen. It follows his followers as they face persecution and spread his message.

epicreverenthistorically groundedslow-burnstatelysolemnsparse dialoguevisually austere

What happens

The Message (Arabic: الرِّسَالَة, romanized: Ar-Risālah) originally known as Mohammed, Messenger of God (Arabic: مُحَمَّد رَسُول‌ الله, romanized: Muḥammad Rasūl Allāh) is a 1976 epic film directed and produced by Moustapha Akkad that chronicles the life and times of Muhammad, who is never directly depicted. Released in separately filmed Arabic and English-language versions, The Message serves as an introduction to the early history of Islam. The international ensemble cast includes Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara, Johnny Sekka, Michael Forest, André Morell, Garrick Hagon, Damien Thomas, and Martin Benson. It was an international co-production between Libya, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria and the UK. The film was nominated for Best Original Score in the 50th Academy Awards, composed by Maurice Jarre, but lost the award to Star Wars composed by John Williams. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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