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Original title: Al-risâlah
Director: Moustapha Akkad
Cast: Abdullah Gaith Muna Wassef Hamdi Ghayth Martin Benson Mohammed Hassan El Joundi Damien Thomas
Genre: History
Premiere: 1976
Running time: 207 min
Country: Libya

The Message (Arabic: الرِّسَالَة, romanized: Ar-Risālah) originally known as Mohammed, Messenger of God (Arabic: مُحَمَّد رَسُول‌ الله, romanized: Muḥammad Rasūl Allāh) is a 1976 epic film directed and produced by Moustapha Akkad that chronicles the life and times of Muhammad, who is never directly depicted.

Released in separately filmed Arabic and English-language versions, The Message serves as an introduction to the early history of Islam. 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 UK.

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.

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Al-Risalah is a movie (1976) from Libya. Genre: history. Directed by Moustapha Akkad. Starring Abdullah Gaith, Muna Wassef, Hamdi Ghayth, Martin Benson and Mohammed Hassan El Joundi. Running time: 207 min.

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