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Moustapha al Akkad (Arabic: مصطفى العقاد, romanized: Muṣṭafā al-ʿAqqād; July 1, 1930 – November 11, 2005) was a Syrian-American film producer and director, best known for producing the original series of Halloween films and directing The Message and Lion of the Desert.
Nov 12, 2005 · Moustapha Akkad, the Syrian-born filmmaker who produced the ''Halloween'' horror movie franchise, died Friday of wounds sustained in the triple hotel bombings in Jordan.
Moustapha Akkad was the producer and director of The Message (1976), a film about the life of Muhammad, and the creator of the Halloween franchise. He was killed in a terrorist attack in Jordan in 2005 along with his daughter.
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Nov 12, 2005 · Within Hollywood, Moustapha Akkad was the little-known producer of the “Halloween” horror movie series. But within the Arab American world, he was the famous filmmaker whose...
Oct 18, 2018 · Moustapha Akkad was a Syrian filmmaker who executive produced all eight Halloween movies from 1978 to 2002. He also made films about Islam and the Middle East, and was killed in a terrorist attack in 2005.
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Moustapha Akkad was a Syrian-born director and producer who made The Message (1976) and Halloween (1978). He was killed in a terrorist attack in Jordan in 2005.
Moustapha Akkad, the director of “The Message” – a quality, landmark production describing the history of Islam – died in November 2005. He was tragically killed in an al-Qaida terror attack ...
