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Moustapha Akkad

American film director (1930-2005)

July 1, 1930 (November 11, 2005)

in theaters on my screens

Lion of the Desert

G.-B. 1981. War drama by Moustapha Akkad with Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger. In the late 1920s, an elderly village teacher becomes the leader of the resistance to the Italian occupation of Libya.

Runtime: 162 min.

in theaters on my screens

The Message

V.O.: Al-Rissalah

G.-B. 1976. History by Moustapha Akkad with Anthony Quinn, Michael Ansara, Irène Papas. Documentary about the beginnings of the Islamic religion.

Runtime: 180 min.