Libya / UK / Lebanon / Morocco,
1976, 177 min
Directed by:
Moustapha AkkadScreenplay:
H.A.L. CraigCinematography:
Jack HildyardComposer:
Maurice JarreCast:
Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara, Garrick Hagon, Richard Johnson, André Morell, Johnny Sekka, Robert Brown, Michael Forest, Martin Benson (more)Plots(1)
It was a movie seven years in the making, filmed in two separate versions with a cast of thousands, and featuring an Oscar®-nominated score by Maurice Jarre. This is the epic story of the prophet Mohammad, whose holy revelations defied a pagan society and changed the world forever. Two-time Academy Award® winner Anthony Quinn stars in this landmark international hit produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad which remains the most powerful and acclaimed movie ever made about the birth of Islam. (Shout! Factory)
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