The Message (1976)
March 9, 1976Release Date
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Currently The Message is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video
Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Release DateMarch 9, 1976
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 58m
Content RatingPG
Budget$10,000,000
Box Office$15,000,000
Filming LocationsLibya · Morocco
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The Message (Arabic: الرسالة, Ar-Risālah, lit. The Message; originally known as Mohammad, Messenger of God) is a 1976 Islamic epic drama film directed and produced by Moustapha Akkad, chronicling the life and times of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Mark Cousins in his The Story of Film: An Odyssey said The Message was "perhaps seen by as many people as have seen any film in cinema history."Released in separately filmed Arabic- and English-language versions, The Message serves as an introduction to early Islamic history. The international ensemble cast includes Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara, Johnny Sekka, Michael Forest, André Morell, Garrick Hagon, Damien Thomas, and Martin Benson. It was an international co-production between Libya, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria and the United Kingdom.
The film was nominated for Best Original Score in the 50th Academy Awards, composed by Maurice Jarre, but lost the award to Star Wars (composed by John Williams). Then-Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi provided the majority of the financial support.