The Message

1976 English film about Islam by Moustapha Akkad
Movie film Q588464
The Message
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The Message

Summary

The Message is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (703 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Message's image is recorded as Akkad-Risalah.jpg[3].
  • The Message's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Message's director is recorded as Moustapha Akkad[5].
  • The Message's director is recorded as Andrew Marton[6].
  • The Message's screenwriter is recorded as H.A.L. Craig[7].
  • The Message's screenwriter is recorded as Tawfiq al-Hakim[8].
  • The Message's screenwriter is recorded as Abdel Hamid Gouda al-Sahhar[9].
  • The Message's screenwriter is recorded as Abdurrahman Ahmed Şerkavi[10].
  • The Message's screenwriter is recorded as Mohammad Ali Maher[11].
  • The Message's composer is recorded as Maurice Jarre[12].
  • The Message's genre is recorded as biographical film[13].
  • The Message's genre is recorded as drama film[14].
  • The Message's genre is recorded as medieval film[15].
  • The Message's genre is recorded as war film[16].
  • The Message's genre is recorded as epic film[17].
  • The Message's genre is recorded as adventure film[18].
  • The Message's logo image is recorded as شعار فيلم الرسالة.png[19].
  • The Message's cast member is recorded as Anthony Quinn[20].
  • The Message's cast member is recorded as Irene Papas[21].
  • The Message's cast member is recorded as Michael Ansara[22].
  • The Message's cast member is recorded as Johnny Sekka[23].
  • The Message's cast member is recorded as Michael Forest[24].
  • The Message's cast member is recorded as Richard Johnson[25].
  • The Message's cast member is recorded as André Morell[26].
  • The Message's cast member is recorded as Robert Brown[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Message's performer is recorded as Maurice Jarre[28]. Its producer is recorded as Moustapha Akkad[29]. Directors include Moustapha Akkad[5] and Andrew Marton[6]. Screenwriters include H.A.L. Craig[7], Tawfiq al-Hakim[8], Abdel Hamid Gouda al-Sahhar[9], Abdurrahman Ahmed Şerkavi[10], and Mohammad Ali Maher[11]. Cast members include Anthony Quinn[20], Irene Papas[21], Michael Ansara[22], Johnny Sekka[23], Michael Forest[24], and Richard Johnson[25].

Publication

Publication dates include +1976-07-30T00:00:00Z[30], +1977-01-31T00:00:00Z[31], +1977-03-09T00:00:00Z[32], +1977-07-08T00:00:00Z[33], +1977-07-14T00:00:00Z[34], and +1977-09-09T00:00:00Z[35]. Original languages include English[36] and Arabic[37]. Genres include biographical film[13], drama film[14], medieval film[15], war film[16], epic film[17], and adventure film[18].

Why It Matters

The Message ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (703 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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