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Exciting Captivating Rough
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Fighting the System Leadership Politics Heroic Mission Political Unrest Racism Religions or Cults Battles more...
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Drama Adventure Historical Period War
Time/Period:
Middle Ages
Place:
Desert
Praise:
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Style:
Epic
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The Message, 1977

Starring: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas

Directed by: Moustapha Akkad

Written by: H.A.L. Craig

Language: English, Arabic

Country: Lebanon, Libya, Kuwait, Morocco, UK

Runtime: 177 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:8.1

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The mood of The Message is captivating, exciting, and rough. The plot centers around leadership, racism, and religions or cults. It is a drama, adventure, and period movie. Stylistically, The Message is epic. In approach, it is serious. It takes place, at least partly, in the desert. The Message happens in the middle ages. It is drawn from a biography and originally a true story. The movie is known for being controversial.

Summary of The Message

After seeing a vision of the angel Gabriel, Mohammad calls to the people of Mecca to cast aside their idols and worship God. Mohammad and his followers are exiled to Medina, but God commands them to return to Mecca and fight their oppressors. Mohammad's uncle -- a brave warrior named Hamza (Anthony Quinn) -- leads the charge. This sweeping historical epic received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Score.

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Language:	English, Arabic
Country:	Lebanon, Libya, Kuwait, Morocco, UK
Release date:	9 March 1977
Runtime:	177 min

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Anthony Quinn

as Hamza

Irene Papas

as Hind

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The Message (1977)

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First, I want to point out that MY LOW RATING DOES NOT CORRELATE TO A POOR OPINION OF THE PROPHET. I rented this movie based on Archiew's recommendation to get a better understanding of Islam in an entertaining manner. I did learn about Islam but... Read and rate it

08.March.2011
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by: freyman
freyman rated this movie0/10

I rented this movie based on Archiew's recommendation to get a better understanding of Islam in an entertaining manner. I did learn about Islam but this movie was not entertaining. The movie was too long. The numerous battle... Read and rate it

19.March.2009
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by: brian.frey
brian.frey rated this movie4/10Disappointing

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