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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
H.A.L. Craig (writer)
Tewfik El-Hakim (writer)
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Release Date:
8 July 1977 (France) more
Tagline:
In four decades only four... "The Robe" "The Ten Commandments" "Ben-Hur" and now... For the first time...the vast, spectacular drama that changed the world! more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
'Matrix' And 'Lord of the Rings' Producer To Make Movie About The Founder Of Islam
(From MTV Movies Blog. 2 November 2009, 11:00 AM, PST)
The Message Gets A Modern Remake
(From WENN. 28 October 2008, 5:10 AM, PDT)
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Generally forgotten in the USA -- with sad aspect. more (83 total)
Cast
(Credited cast)| Anthony Quinn | ... | Hamza | |
| Irene Papas | ... | Hind | |
| Michael Ansara | ... | Abu Sofyan | |
| Johnny Sekka | ... | Bilal | |
| Michael Forest | ... | Khalid | |
| Damien Thomas | ... | Zaid | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ahmed Abdelhalim | ... | Uriqat | |
| Habib Ageli | ... | Hudayfa | |
| Mohammad Al-Gaddary | ... | Money Lender | |
| Nicolas Amer | ... | Suheil | |
| Bruno Barnabe | ... | Umaya | |
| Mohamed Basri | ... | Merchant | |
| John Bennett | ... | Salool | |
| Martin Benson | ... | Abu-Jahal | |
| Robert Brown | ... | Otba | |
| Donald Burton | ... | Amr | |
| Earl Cameron | ... | Annajashi | |
| George Camiller | ... | Waleed | |
| Ronald Chenery | ... | Mosaab | |
| Rosalie Crutchley | ... | Somaya | |
| Hassan Essakali | |||
| Salem Gedara | ... | Wahshi | |
| Michael Godfrey | ... | Barra | |
| Garrick Hagon | ... | Ammar | |
| Gerard Hely | ... | Sinan | |
| John Humphry | ... | Ubada | |
| Elaine Ives-Cameron | ... | Arwa | |
| Neville Jason | ... | Jaafar | |
| Richard Johnson | ... | Narrator | |
| Hassan Joundi | ... | Kisra | |
| Ronald Leigh-Hunt | ... | Heraclius | |
| Peter Madden | ... | Toothless Man | |
| André Morell | ... | Abu-Talib | |
| Wolfe Morris | ... | Bu-Lahab | |
| Ewen Solon | ... | Yasser | |
| Leonard Trolley | ... | Silk Merchant | |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Mohammad: Messenger of God (USA)
Mohammed, Messenger of God
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Runtime:
177 min
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Germany) | Mono
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Iceland:12 | Argentina:Atp | Sweden:15 | USA:PG
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The University of Al-Azhar in Cairo and the High Islamic Congress of the Shiat in Lebanon were involved in approving the accuracy of the film. more
Quotes:
Abu Sofyan:
Mohammed, there is still doubt in my heart.
Khalid:
If we were to cut off your head, it would remove all your doubts.
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Featured in The Making of an Epic: Mohammad Messenger of God (1976) (TV) more
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I don't think this movie has been shown in the United States for about twenty years, it was shown in theaters, then on the limited cable systems of the time, and then poof, haven't heard much about it. I'd be curious if it is continued to be played in other parts of the world. As I recall, it was difficult to follow, though Quinn is almost always entertaining to watch. It seemed a minor epic, though taking on a tough topic.
The sad part about this movie is that some Islamic extremists engaged in some terror attacks in protest of the film -- protesting that one should never show the likeness of Mohammed, Islam's tenets deeming it blasphemous. They never bothered to find out that the film didn't show him at all.