The Message
Description
"A REMARKABLE FILM" – The Hollywood Reporter
"SPECTACULARLY DONE!" – Los Angeles Times
It was a movie seven years in the making, filmed in two separate versions with a cast of thousands, and featuring an Oscar®-nominated* score by Maurice Jarre (Doctor Zhivago, Ryan’s Daughter). This is the epic story of the prophet Mohammad, whose holy revelations defied a pagan society and changed the world forever. Two-time Academy Award® winner Anthony Quinn** (Lawrence Of Arabia) stars in this landmark international hit produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad (Lion Of The Desert) which remains the most powerful and acclaimed movie ever made about the birth of Islam.
*1977: Best Music, Original Score, The Message
**1952: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Viva Zapata!; 1956: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Lust For Life
Bonus Features for UHD/Blu-ray
DISC ONE (4K UHD) – THE MESSAGE (English Language):
- Audio Commentary With Producer/Director Moustapha Akkad
DISC TWO (BLU-RAY) – THE MESSAGE (English Language):
- NEW Restoring THE MESSAGE Featurette
- Audio Commentary With Producer/Director Moustapha Akkad
- The Making Of An Epic: Mohammad – Messenger Of God
- Promo Clips
- Theatrical Trailer (Original Trailer)
- Theatrical Trailer (Re-Release Trailer)
DISC THREE (BLU-RAY) – AR-RISALAH (Arabic Language, No English Subtitles):
- Audio Commentary With Producer/Director Moustapha Akkad (In Arabic, No English Subtitles)
- Theatrical Trailer (Original Trailer In Arabic)
- Theatrical Trailer (Re-Release Trailer In Arabic)
| DISCS 3 |
RUN-TIME 178 min |
| ASPECT RATIO 2.35:1 |
COLOR Color |
| LANGUAGE Arabic, English |
REGION Region A |
| RATING Not Rated / PG |
PRODUCTION DATE 1976 |
| CLOSED-CAPTIONED No |
SUBTITLES English |
Cast & Crew
| Anthony Quinn | Hamza |
| Irene Papas | Hind |
| Michael Ansara | Abu Sofyan |
| Johnny Sekka | Bilal |
| Michael Forest | Khalid |
| Garrick Hagon | Ammar |
| Damien Thomas | Zaid |
| André Morell | Abu-Talib |
| Martin Benson | Abu-Jahal |
| Robert Brown | Otba |
| Moustapha Akkad | Director |
| H.A.L. Craig | Writer |
| Tewfik El-Hakim | Writer |
| A.B. Jawdat El-Sahhar | Writer |
| A.B. Rahman El-Sharkawi | Writer |
| Mohammad Ali Maher | Writer |
| Moustapha Akkad | Producer |
| Harold Buck | Producer |
| Mohammad Sanousi | Producer |
| Abdallah Gheith | Hamza |
| Mona Wassef | Hind |
| Hamdy Gheith | Abu Sofyan |
| Ali Achmed Taram | Bilal |
| Ahmed Marei | Zaid |
| Mohamed Larbi | Ammar |
| Ronald Chenery | Mosaab |
| Michael Godfrey | Barra |
| Mohammed Tawfik | Toothless Man |
| Habib Ageli | Hudayfa |
| Moustapha Akkad | Director |
| H.A.L. Craig | Writer |
| Tewfik El-Hakim | Writer |
| A.B. Rahman El-Sharkawi | Writer |
| Abdel Hamid Gouda | Writer |
| Mohammad Ali Maher | Writer |
| Moustapha Akkad | Producer |
| Muammar Gaddafi | Producer |