The Message

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Moustapha Akkad

Writing Credits

H.A.L. Craig
Tewfik El-Hakim
A.B. Jawdat El-Sahhar
A.B. Rahman El-Sharkawi
Mohammad Ali Maher

Cast

Anthony Quinn
Hamza
Irene Papas
Hind
Michael Ansara
Abu Sofyan
Johnny Sekka
Bilal
Michael Forest
Khalid
Garrick Hagon
Ammar
Damien Thomas
Zaid
André Morell
Abu-Talib
Martin Benson
Abu-Jahal
Robert Brown
Otba
Rosalie Crutchley
Somaya
Bruno Barnabe
Umaya
Neville Jason
Jaafar
John Bennett
Salool
Donald Burton
Amr
Earl Cameron
Annajashi
George Camiller
Waleed
Nicholas Amer
Suheil
Ronald Chenery
Mosaab
Michael Godfrey
Barra
John Humphry
Ubada
Ewen Solon
Yasser
Wolfe Morris
Bu-Lahab
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Heraclius
Leonard Trolley
Silk Merchant
Gerard Hely
Sinan
Habib Ageli
Hudayfa
Peter Madden
Toothless Man
Mohamed Hassan Al Joundi
Kisra
Abdellah Lamrani
(as Abdullah Lamrani)
Elaine Ives-Cameron
Arwa
Mohammad Al-Gaddary
Money Lender
Ahmed Abdelhalim
Uriqat
Mohamed Basri
Merchant
Salem Gedara
Wahshi
Richard Johnson
Narrator
Mohamed Majd
Minor role
Tarik Gürcan
Narrator
Vic Tablian
Hamzu army soldier

Produced by

Moustapha Akkad
producer
Harold Buck
associate producer
Mohammad Sanousi
associate producer

Music by

Maurice Jarre

Cinematography by

Jack Hildyard
(photographed by)

Editing by

John Bloom

Casting By

Maude Spector

Production Design by

Maurice Fowler
Tambi Larsen

Art Direction by

Norman Dorme
Abdel Monem Shokry
(as Abdel Moneim Shoukry)

Costume Design by

Phyllis Dalton

Makeup Department

Alan Boyle
makeup artist
Neville Smallwood
makeup supervisor

Production Management

Geoffrey Helman
production supervisor
Moustapha Hijaouy
production manager
Robert Simmonds
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gus Agosti
first assistant director
Abdessamad Dinia
assistant director
Carlos Gil
assistant director
Andrew Marton
second unit director
Dusty Symonds
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Albert Blackshaw
set dresser
Brian Bysouth
film poster artist
Naguib Khoury
set dresser (as Nejib Khoury)
Terry Parr
set dresser
Barry Wilkinson
stand-by props
John Bodimeade
Sketch Artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

Chris Greenham
sound editor
David Hildyard
sound recordist
Gerry Humphreys
re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by

Doug Ferris
matte artist (uncredited)

Stunts

Ken Buckle
stunt coordinator
Vic Armstrong
stunts (uncredited)
Ken Buckle
stunts (uncredited)
Miguel Pedregosa
stunts (uncredited)
Tommy Reeves
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Said Baker
special photography
James Bawden
camera operator
John Fenner
gaffer
Geoff Mulligan
camera operator
Kelvin Pike
camera operator
Ibrahim Salem
special photography
David Farrell
still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Betty Adamson
wardrobe supervisor
Abdelkrim Akallach
costume supervisor
Franco Antonelli
wardrobe supervisor
Jennie Tate
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Paul Trevor Bale
first assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Robin Clarke
music editor
Maurice Jarre
conductor
Mark Latimer
assistant music editor
Lawrence Ashmore
orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Phyllis Crocker
continuity

Additional Crew

June Bordcosh
assistant to producer
Maurice Landsberger
production accountant
Andrew Marton
production coordinator
Michael B. Druxman
publicist (uncredited)
Lou Dyer
unit publicist (uncredited)
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