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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.
- 4 (including Malek Akkad)
- 2005 Amman bombings
- 1976–2005
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.
- 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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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.
Learn about the life and career of Moustapha Akkad, the Arab-American filmmaker who directed and produced The Message (1976) and The Lion of the Desert (1980), and the grandfather of the Halloween franchise. Find out his birth name, his family, his awards, his trivia, his quotes and his tragic death in a terrorist attack in 2005.
- July 1, 1930
- November 11, 2005
Aug 7, 2016 · In 1962, a Syrian-born Hollywood filmmaker named Moustapha Akkad watched the epic film Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean. Akkad was riveted as he watched a scene in which actor...
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.
