The Message (1977)

Movies Hollywood Was Afraid to Make (8 movies items)

"Producer/director Moustapha Akkad tried to use the connections he’d forged in Hollywood as a producer for CBS and consultant for director Sam Peckinpah to get financing for his film version of the life and times of the prophet Mohammad, but it was an even harder sell than a Christ movie, and the project was eventually financed by international sources (including Muammar al-Gaddafi). The potential trouble with the film was easy to pin down: the Muslim faith forbids depictions of its title chara"

The 101 Most Controversial Films of All-Time (101 movies items)

" Though this epic biopic deferred to Islamic law by never showing Mohammed, it was still condemned as sacrilegious and banned in many Arab countries."

15 Best Films of World Cinema or... (15 movies items)

"Language Arabic "

Watched in 2011 (612 movies items)

"23.2.11. DVD Jos sitä viimein palaisi dvd-tarjonnan pariin. Moustapha Akkadin Muhammed-filmissä Anthony Quinn teutaroi profeetan setänä ja suurena sotapäällikkönä kansakuntien kohtalonhetkillä. Muhammedin itsensä kuvaaminen on korvattu siten, että profeetta joko seisoo juuri kuvan ulkopuolella tai sitten kamera saa toimia hänen silminään. Ratkaisu on kieltämättä ainoa mahdollinen mikä itsellenikin tuli mieleen, jos Muhammedin tahtoo elokuvaansa sisällyttää ja säilyttää "

Listal's 100 Greatest Movies Of The 70's (135 movies items)

"ofdisking - 4 Total - 4"

The Movies You Would Like To Watch On & On (24 movies items)

"Handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the prophet Mohammed,who, in accordance with the tenants of Islam, is never seen or heard (as this is offensive to certain islamic schools of thought). In Mecca in the 7th century, Mohammed is visited by a vision of the Angel Gabriel, who urges him to lead the people of Mecca to cast aside the 300 idols of Kaaba and instead worship the one true God. Speaking out against the corrupt political and military "

Have faith (10 movies items)

"Islam"

The Most Controversial Films of All-Time (83 movies items)

"#52"

History in 100 Movies (100 movies items)

"Period: 570-633 Event: Conquest of Arabia, Foundation of the Islamic Faith Historical Figure: Muhammad"