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Moustapha al Akkad (Arabic: مصطفى العقاد, romanized: Muṣṭafā al-ʿAqqād; July 1, 1930 – November 11, 2005) was a Syrian-American film producer and director, best known for producing the original series of Halloween films and directing The Message and Lion of the Desert.
Moustapha Akkad was the producer and director of The Message (1976), a film about the life of Muhammad, and the creator of the Halloween franchise. He was killed in a terrorist attack in Jordan in 2005 along with his daughter.
- January 1, 1
- Aleppo, Syria
- January 1, 1
- Amman, Jordan
Nov 12, 2005 · Within Hollywood, Moustapha Akkad was the little-known producer of the “Halloween” horror movie series. But within the Arab American world, he was the famous filmmaker whose...
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Moustapha Akkad. Producer: The Message. The creativity of Moustapha Akkad came in such movies as The Lion of the Desert (1980) and The Message (1976), where he directed and showed some really creative amazing view on the history of Islam.
- July 1, 1930
- November 11, 2005
Nov 12, 2005 · Moustapha Akkad, the Syrian-born filmmaker who produced the ''Halloween'' horror movie franchise, died Friday of wounds sustained in the triple hotel bombings in Jordan.
Jan 1, 2006 · The "duality" of Moustapha Akkad finally came together in one freakish finale at the Amman Radisson. But he'd encountered terrorism once before, nearly thirty years earlier.
