Moustapha Akkad
Directing
July 1, 1930
Died November 11, 2005 (75 years old)
Aleppo, Syria
6
Acting Credits
3
Directed
Biography
Moustapha Akkad (Arabic: مصطفى العقاد), born on July 1, 1930, in Aleppo, Syria, is an iconic figure in international cinema, a renowned director and producer of both Syrian and American origin. Moustapha Akkad's career is marked by a passion for filmmaking that led him, upon arriving in the United States with only $200, to pursue studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and then at the University of Southern California, where he earned a master's degree in film. His determination a...
Known For
Filmography
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
as Self (archive footage)
6.8
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
2006
as Self
6.9
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003
as Self
6.6
Halloween 4: Final Cut
2001
6.6
Halloween: Unmasked
1999
as Self
5.8
The Making of an Epic: Mohammad, Messenger of God
1976
as Himself
6.5