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Director:
Moustapha Akkad
Writers:
H.A.L. Craig (writer)
Tewfik El-Hakim (writer)
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Contact:
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Genre:
Drama more
User Comments:
Magnificent movie more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Mouna Wasef ... Hind
Michael Ansara ... Bu Sofyan
Ali Achmed Taram ... Bilal
Michael Forest ... Khalid
Mahmoud Said
Damien Thomas ... Zaid

Garrick Hagon ... Ammar
Ronald Chenery ... Mosaab
Michael Godfrey ... Barra
Peter Madden ... Toothless Man
Habib Ageli ... Hudayfa
George Camiller ... Waleed
Neville Jason ... Jaafar
Martin Benson ... Bu Jahal
Bruno Barnabe ... Umaya
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Additional Details

Runtime:
170 min
Country:
Libya
Language:
Arabic | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 (1989) | UK:15
Filming Locations:
Libya more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Although broadly sharing the same film unit (director, editor, etc.), Two different versions of the film (one in English and the other in Arabic), were shot simultaneously, scene by scene. Two completely different sets of actors shared the same set; once a scene had been established, one actor would play a character in one language, and then the whole scene reshot with his corresponding number speaking in the other language. The main (English) version was released as "The Message", while the Arabic version became "Al-Risalah". more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Making of an Epic: Mohammad Messenger of God (1976) (TV) more

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24 out of 26 people found the following comment useful:-
Magnificent movie, 28 October 2000
Author: MYS from Bahrain

The movie is directed by Mustapha Akkad one of the pioneering Arabic directors, and to me that is enough. The story of Islam put in its best form on motion picture. I recommend this movie to every one of all ages; especially people that would like to know or get a better understanding of haw the religion of Islam started.

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