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The Message

The Message

Film · 1976

Original languageEnglish

Runtime2 hours 58 minutes

GenreAdventureDramaActionHistory

Set in610,624,625,630
Letterboxd average
4.0 / 5
Saltiness

Fewer grains = more historically accurate.

Shelfmark MS 0193Last checked

Directed byMoustapha Akkad
1,366 years
between the events and the release
610 → 1976

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Production Information

Written by
Tawfiq Al-HakimH.A.L. CraigMohammad Ali MaherA.B. Rahman El-SharkawiA.B. Jawdat El-Sahhar
Cinematography
Jack Hildyard
Production design
Tambi LarsenMaurice Fowler
Costume design
Phyllis Dalton
Music by
Maurice Jarre
Production countries
LibyaUnited KingdomLebanonKuwaitMorocco
Budget
$10 million
Box office
$15 million

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