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Moustapha Akkad
American film director (1930-2005) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 75
Moustapha al Akkad 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. He was killed along with his daughter Rima Al Akkad Monla in the 2005 Amman bombings.
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2005Died11 November 20052003
Halloween: A Cut Above the RestFilm2002
Halloween: ResurrectionFilm, Producer2001
Halloween 4: Final CutFilm1999
Halloween: UnmaskedFilm1998
Halloween H20: 20 Years LaterFilm, Producer1995
Halloween: The Curse of Michael MyersFilm, Producer1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersFilm, Producer1986
Free RideFilm, Producer1985
Appointment with FearFilm, Producer1982
Halloween III: Season of the WitchFilm, Producer1981
Halloween IIFilm, Producer1978
HalloweenFilm, Producer1976
The Making of an Epic: Mohammad, Messenger of GodFilm, Himself1930Born1 July 1930
Halloween: A Cut Above the RestFilm2002Halloween: ResurrectionFilm, Producer2001Halloween 4: Final CutFilm1999Halloween: UnmaskedFilm1998Halloween H20: 20 Years LaterFilm, Producer1995Halloween: The Curse of Michael MyersFilm, Producer1988Halloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersFilm, Producer1986Free RideFilm, Producer1985Appointment with FearFilm, Producer1982Halloween III: Season of the WitchFilm, Producer1981Halloween IIFilm, Producer1978HalloweenFilm, Producer1976The Making of an Epic: Mohammad, Messenger of GodFilm, Himself1930Born1 July 1930People around Moustapha
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Donald Pleasence Moustapha produced Halloween (1979)
Jamie Lee Curtis Moustapha produced Halloween (1979)
Danielle Harris Moustapha produced Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1989)
Nancy Kyes Moustapha produced Halloween (1979)
Anthony Quinn Moustapha directed The Message (1986)
John Carpenter Moustapha produced Halloween (1979)
Irene Papas Moustapha directed The Message (1976)- George P. Wilbur Moustapha produced Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1989)
Ellie Cornell Moustapha produced Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1989)
Martin Benson Moustapha directed The Message and Al-Risalah
Mohammed Hassan El Joundi Moustapha directed The Message and Al-Risalah- Beau Starr Moustapha produced Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1989)
Damien Thomas Moustapha directed The Message (1976)- Debra Hill Also in Halloween and Halloween II
Nancy Stephens Moustapha produced Halloween (1979)
Kyle Richards Moustapha produced Halloween (1979)- Charles Cyphers Moustapha produced Halloween (1979)
Tommy Lee Wallace Moustapha produced Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Dick Warlock Moustapha produced Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Tony Moran Moustapha produced Halloween (1979)
Muna Wassef Moustapha directed Al-Risalah (1977)
Sanaa Gamil Moustapha produced Al-Risalah (1977)
Sasha Jenson Moustapha produced Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1989)
Don Shanks Moustapha produced Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1991)
Known for
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Halloween 1978
Lion of the Desert 1981
The Message 1976
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film 2006
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror 2006
Filmography 19
25 credits on file
About this person
He is also the cousin of television personality star Tareq Salahi.
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2005 · aged 75
