---
title: 'The Message (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Moustapha Akkad'
released: '1976-07-30'
runtime_minutes: 178
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Morocco'
  - 'Saudi Arabia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-message-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074896/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Message (1976)

1976 · PG · 178 min · Drama, Adventure, War, History · Morocco, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Message originally known as Mohammed, Messenger of God is a 1976 epic film directed and produced by Moustapha Akkad that chronicles the life and times of Muhammad, who is never directly depicted.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Moustapha Akkad](https://cinepixo.com/people/moustapha-akkad), [Andrew Marton](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-marton)
- **Producer:** [Moustapha Akkad](https://cinepixo.com/people/moustapha-akkad)
- **Screenplay:** [H.A.L. Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/h-a-l-craig), [Tawfiq al-Hakim](https://cinepixo.com/people/tawfiq-al-hakim), [Abdurrahman Ahmed Şerkavi](https://cinepixo.com/people/abdurrahman-ahmed-serkavi), [Abdel Hamid Gouda al-Sahhar](https://cinepixo.com/people/abdel-hamid-gouda-al-sahhar), [Mohammad Ali Maher](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohammad-ali-maher)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Maurice Jarre](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-jarre)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack Hildyard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-hildyard)
- **Editor:** [John Bloom](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bloom)

## Cast

- [Rosalie Crutchley](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosalie-crutchley) as Sumayyah bint Khayyat
- [Anthony Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-quinn) as Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib
- [Michael Ansara](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ansara) as Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
- [Bruno Barnabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-barnabe) as Umayya ibn Khalaf
- [Martin Benson](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-benson) as Amr ibn Hisham
- [André Morell](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-morell) as Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib
- [Nicholas Amer](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-amer) as Suhayl ibn Amr
- [George Camiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-camiller) as Al-Walid ibn Utba ibn Rabi'a
- [Damien Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/damien-thomas) as Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi
- [Garrick Hagon](https://cinepixo.com/people/garrick-hagon) as Ammar ibn Yasir
- [Donald Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-burton) as 'Amr ibn al-'As
- [Habib Ageli](https://cinepixo.com/people/habib-ageli) as Abu Hudhayfah ibn Utbah
- [Peter Madden](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-madden) as Toothless Man
- [Leonard Trolley](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-trolley) as Silk Merchant
- [Mohammed Hassan El Joundi](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohammed-hassan-el-joundi) as Khosrow II

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-message-1976
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