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       Halloween

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       Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

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       The Message

       1977
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       Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

       1995
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       Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

       1988
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       Halloween: Resurrection

       2002

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Moustapha_AkkadMoustapha Akkad - Wikipedia

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   Moustapha Akkad. 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. He was killed along with his daughter ...

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   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.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Aleppo, Syria

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Amman, Jordan

5. www.nytimes.com › 2005/11/12 › obituariesMoustapha Akkad, 75, Who Produced Religious and Horror Films ...

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   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. He was 75, according to ...

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   Who is Moustapha Akkad?

   • Producer: The Message. Syrian-American Moustapha Akkad produced a series of "Halloween" movies but it was The 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.

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   Where did Moustapha Akkad die?

   • Mourners carry the coffin of filmmaker Moustapha Akkad in Aleppo, Syria, on Nov. 13, 2005. Akkad and his daughter Rima were killed in a suicide bombing in Jordan. "He was confounded by the controversy that exploded around the movie," says Abou El Fadl. "It was banned all over. Banned in Saudi Arabia, in Kuwait. Banned in Egypt."

   40 Years On, A Controversial Film On Islam's Origins Is Now A Classic - …

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   How much money did Moustapha Akkad make?

   • Moustapha Akkad made two kinds of movies. As a producer he delivered slashers to the teen market with an efficiency that made him very wealthy: the original Halloween cost $300,000 in 1978 and grossed $47 million.

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   Did Moustapha Akkad meet Sam Peckinpah?

   • But Moustapha Akkad made Muslim movies and violent movies, and ne'er the twain did meet. His mentor was a master of the latter, Sam Peckinpah. In the late 1950s the director had in mind a film on the Algerian revolution, and asked UCLA to find him someone who knew the turf. The only graduate from that neck of the woods was Akkad.

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   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 movies defied ...

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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. As an Arabic Muslim it was really hard for him to make it in Hollywood but no one could deny his talent as a director and a producer.

   • Birth Date: July 1, 1930

   • Death Date: November 11, 2005

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    Aug 7, 2016 · The Message, directed by Moustapha Akkad, was released in 1976 in both English and Arabic versions.The film was difficult to make and faced a backlash in part of the Muslim world. It is currently ...

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    Jan 1, 2006 · But Moustapha Akkad made Muslim movies and violent movies, and ne'er the twain did meet. His mentor was a master of the latter, Sam Peckinpah. In the late 1950s the director had in mind a film on ...