Shout! Factory is bringing the classic action-packed epics Lion Of The Desert and The Message to 4K UHD Blu-Ray on July 19, 2022. Both film star Anthony Quinn and hail from director Moustapha Akkad. Get more details below!
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The Message (1976)
Synopsis: It was a movie seven years in the making, filmed in two separate versions with a cast of thousands, and featuring an Oscar®-nominated* score by Maurice Jarre (Doctor Zhivago, Ryan’s Daughter). This is the epic story of the prophet Mohammad, whose holy revelations defied a pagan society and changed the world forever. Two-time Academy Award® winner Anthony Quinn (Lawrence Of Arabia) stars in this landmark international hit produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad (Lion Of The Desert) which remains the most powerful and acclaimed movie ever made about the birth of Islam.
Bonus Features
DISC ONE (4K UHD) – THE MESSAGE (English Language):
- Audio Commentary With Producer/Director Moustapha Akkad
DISC TWO (BLU-RAY) – THE MESSAGE (English Language):
- NEW Restoring THE MESSAGE Featurette
- Audio Commentary With Producer/Director Moustapha Akkad
- The Making Of An Epic: Mohammad – Messenger Of God
- Promo Clips
- Theatrical Trailer (Original Trailer)
- Theatrical Trailer (Re-Release Trailer)
DISC THREE (BLU-RAY) – AR-RISALAH (Arabic Language, No English Subtitles):
- Audio Commentary With Producer/Director Moustapha Akkad (In Arabic, No English Subtitles)
- Theatrical Trailer (Original Trailer In Arabic)
- Theatrical Trailer (Re-Release Trailer In Arabic)
Lion Of The Desert (1980)
Synopsis: Two-time Oscar® winner Anthony Quinn (Lawrence Of Arabia) stars as Omar Mukhtar, the brilliant Bedouin leader who waged a 20-year guerilla war against the invading Italian tank armies led by General Rodolfo ‘The Butcher’ Graziani (Oliver Reed, Gladiator) and increasingly furious fascist dictator Benito Mussolini (Academy Award® winner Rod Steiger, In The Heat Of The Night). Oscar® winner John Gielgud (Arthur) co-stars with a cast of thousands in this action-packed epic produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad (The Message) that remains one of the most provocative historical dramas of our time.
Bonus Features
DISC ONE (4K UHD) – LION OF THE DESERT (English Language):
- Audio Commentary With Producer/Director Moustapha Akkad
DISC TWO (BLU-RAY) – LION OF THE DESERT (English Language):
- NEW Restoring LION OF THE DESERT Featurette
- Audio Commentary With Producer/Director Moustapha Akkad
- The Making Of LION OF THE DESERT
- Theatrical Trailer (Original Trailer)
- Theatrical Trailer (Re-Release Trailer)
- TV Spot
DISC THREE (BLU-RAY) – OMAR MUKHTAR (Arabic Language, No English Subtitles):
- Audio Commentary With Producer/Director Moustapha Akkad (In Arabic, No English Subtitles)
- The Making Of OMAR MUKHTAR (In Arabic, No English Subtitles)
- Theatrical Trailer (Original Trailer in Arabic)
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