Description:
Syrian-American Moustapha Akkad produced a series of "Halloween" movies but it was Lion of the Desert (1980) and The Message (1976), on the history of Islam, into which he poured his heart. It was reportedly difficult for him to make it in Hollywood but no one could deny his talent as a director and producer. He was killed along with his daughter, Rima Al Akkad Monla, in a bombing in 2005 in Amman, Jordan.
Birthday
July 1, 1930
Born In
Aleppo, Syria
Spouse/Ex-
Suha Ascha ? - November 11, 2005 (his death),Patricia Akkad (divorced)
Trivia
Moustafa was killed when a suicide bomber targeted a
hotel in Jordan. His daughter was also killed.
Quotes
[about The Message (1976)] 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. It is
a religion that has a 700-million following, yet it's so little known
about it, which surprised me. I thought I should tell the story that
will bring this bridge, this gap to the West.
Trademarks
Is known as the grandfather of the Halloween movies
