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The Message (1976) Poster

(1976)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Moustapha Akkad

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

H.A.L. Craig
Tewfik El-Hakim
A.B. Jawdat El-Sahhar
A.B. Rahman El-Sharkawi
Mohammad Ali Maher

Cast (in credits order)  

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
Rosalie Crutchley ... Somaya
Bruno Barnabe Bruno Barnabe ... Umaya
Neville Jason ... Jaafar
John Bennett ... Salool
Donald Burton ... Amr
Earl Cameron ... Annajashi
George Camiller ... Waleed
Nicholas Amer ... Suheil (as Nicolas Amer)
Ronald Chenery Ronald Chenery ... Mosaab
Michael Godfrey ... Barra
John Humphry John Humphry ... Ubada
Ewen Solon ... Yasser
Wolfe Morris ... Bu-Lahab
Ronald Leigh-Hunt ... Heraclius
Leonard Trolley Leonard Trolley ... Silk Merchant
Gerard Hely Gerard Hely ... Sinan
Habib Ageli Habib Ageli ... Hudayfa
Peter Madden ... Toothless Man
Mohamed Hassan Al Joundi Mohamed Hassan Al Joundi ... Kisra (as Hassan Joundi)
Abdellah Lamrani Abdellah Lamrani ... (as Abdullah Lamrani)
Elaine Ives-Cameron Elaine Ives-Cameron ... Arwa
Mohammad Al-Gaddary Mohammad Al-Gaddary ... Money Lender
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ahmed Abdelhalim Ahmed Abdelhalim ... Uriqat
Muhip Arciman ... Otba (voice)
Mohamed Basri Mohamed Basri ... Merchant
Dogan Bavli Dogan Bavli ... Salool (voice)
Timuçin Caymaz Timuçin Caymaz ... Umaya (voice)
David de Keyser ... Of minor roles (voice)
Aysegül Devrim Aysegül Devrim ... Somaya (voice)
Levent Dönmez Levent Dönmez ... Amr (voice)
Sadettin Erbil ... Abu Sofyan (voice)
Hassan Essakali Hassan Essakali
Salem Gedara Salem Gedara ... Wahshi
Esen Günay Esen Günay ... Zaid (voice)
Tarik Gürcan Tarik Gürcan ... Narrator (voice)
Agah Hün Agah Hün ... Hamza (voice)
Richard Johnson ... Narrator
Toron Karacaoglu ... Jaafar (voice)
Alev Koral ... Hind (voice)
Pekcan Kosar Pekcan Kosar ... Abu-Jahal (voice)
Mohamed Majd Mohamed Majd ... Minor role
Laurence Payne ... Of one major role (voice)
Robert Rietty ... of Major and minor roles (voice)
Sener Sen ... Yasser (voice)
Metin Serezli ... Waleed (voice)
Cyril Shaps ... Of minor roles (voice)
Ahmet Sonuc Ahmet Sonuc ... Ebu Cehil
Meral Taygun ... Arwa (voice)
Cüneyt Türel Cüneyt Türel ... Khalid (voice)
Riza Tüzün ... Abu-Talib (voice)
Kamran Usluer Kamran Usluer ... Annajashi (voice)
Güner Ümit Güner Ümit ... Ammar (voice)
Vic Tablian ... Hamzu army soldier (uncredited)

Produced by 

Moustapha Akkad ... producer
Harold Buck ... associate producer
Mohammad Sanousi ... associate producer

Music by 

Maurice Jarre

Cinematography by 

Jack Hildyard ... (photographed by)

Editing by 

John Bloom

Casting By 

Maude Spector

Production Design by 

Maurice Fowler
Tambi Larsen

Art Direction by 

Norman Dorme
Abdel Monem Shokry ... (as Abdel Moneim Shoukry)

Costume Design by 

Phyllis Dalton

Makeup Department 

Alan Boyle ... makeup artist
Neville Smallwood ... makeup supervisor

Production Management 

Geoffrey Helman ... production supervisor
Moustapha Hijaouy ... production manager
Robert Simmonds ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Gus Agosti ... first assistant director
Abdessamad Dinia ... assistant director
Carlos Gil ... assistant director
Andrew Marton ... second unit director
Dusty Symonds ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Albert Blackshaw ... set dresser
Naguib Khoury ... set dresser (as Nejib Khoury)
Terry Parr ... set dresser
Barry Wilkinson ... stand-by props
John Bodimeade ... Sketch Artist (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Chris Greenham ... sound editor
David Hildyard ... sound recordist
Gerry Humphreys ... re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by 

Doug Ferris ... matte artist (uncredited)

Stunts 

Ken Buckle ... stunt coordinator
Vic Armstrong ... stunts (uncredited)
Ken Buckle ... stunts (uncredited)
Miguel Pedregosa ... stunts (uncredited)
Tommy Reeves ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Said Baker ... special photography
James Bawden ... camera operator
John Fenner ... gaffer
Geoff Mulligan ... camera operator
Kelvin Pike ... camera operator
Ibrahim Salem ... special photography
David Farrell ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Betty Adamson ... wardrobe supervisor
Abdelkrim Akallach ... costume supervisor
Franco Antonelli ... wardrobe supervisor
Jennie Tate ... assistant costume designer

Editorial Department 

Paul Trevor Bale ... first assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department 

Robin Clarke ... music editor
Maurice Jarre ... conductor
Mark Latimer ... assistant music editor
Lawrence Ashmore ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Phyllis Crocker ... continuity

Additional Crew 

June Bordcosh ... assistant to producer
Maurice Landsberger ... production accountant
Andrew Marton ... production coordinator
Michael B. Druxman ... publicist (uncredited)
Lou Dyer ... unit publicist (uncredited)

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