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Moustapha Akkad (1930–2005)

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Moustapha Akkad was born in Aleppo. Syria in 1930. His passion for movies grew at an early age and this is why at the age of 19 he wanted to go to the States and follow his dream. When he left Syria his father gave him the money for the ticket and a copy of the Qura'an, telling him it was all he could manage... See full bio »

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in Aleppo, Syria

Died:

(age 75) in Amman, Jordan
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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (13 titles)
2002 Halloween: Resurrection (executive producer)
 
1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (executive producer)
 
1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (executive producer)
 
1989 Halloween 5 (executive producer)
 
1988 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (executive producer)
 
1986 Free Ride (executive producer)
 
1985 Appointment with Fear (executive producer)
 
1982 Halloween III: Season of the Witch (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1981 Halloween II (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1981 Lion of the Desert (producer)
 
1978 Halloween (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1977 The Message (producer)
 
1976 Al-risâlah (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1981 Lion of the Desert
 
1977 The Message
 
1976 Al-risâlah
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2002 Halloween: Resurrection (presenter)
 
1989 Halloween 5 (presenter)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
2003 'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (TV documentary) (still photographer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2007 Halloween (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2006 Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Inside 'Halloween 5' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Halloween: Resurrected (video short)
Himself
 
2001 'Halloween 4' Final Cut (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 'Halloween' Unmasked 2000 (video documentary)
Himself
 
1976 The Making of an Epic: Mohammad Messenger of God (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself, in memorial sequence
 
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[about The Message] 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... See more »

Trivia:

Left home at 19 to study theatre arts at UCLA and received his masters from USC. See more »

Trademark:

Is known as the grandfather of the Halloween movies See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer