Director
Moustapha Akkad
96 years · Aleppo, Syria · 13 films
Moustapha Akkad (July 1, 1930 - November 11, 2005) was a Syrian-American director and producer. Akkad arrived 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 and talent attracted the attention of director Sam Peckinpah, who became his mentor and facilitated his professional debut as a producer at CBS, paving the way for a remarkable and socially engaged career. Akkad is famous for producing the legendary "Halloween" horror film saga. Starting with Halloween (1978), he revolutionized the slasher genre in the United States and left a lasting mark on popular culture with the character of Michael Myers. He produced most of the sequels, for a total of eight films, expanding the legend of the psychopathic killer and cementing his name in the history of genre cinema.
Best known for
Halloween
1978 · Producer
On AMC+
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982 · Producer
On AMC
The Message
1976 · Director, Producer
Lion of the Desert
1981 · Director, Producer
On Plex
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006 · Self (archive footage)
On Kanopy
The Message
1976 · Director, Producer
Filmography 13
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006 · Self (archive footage)
On Kanopy
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
2006 · Self
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003 · Self
Halloween 4: Final Cut
2001 · Actor
Halloween: Unmasked
1999 · Self
Free Ride
1986 · Producer
Appointment with Fear
1985 · Producer
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982 · Producer
On AMC
Lion of the Desert
1981 · Director, Producer
On Plex
Halloween
1978 · Producer
On AMC+
The Message
1976 · Director, Producer
The Message
1976 · Director, Producer
The Making of an Epic: Mohammad, Messenger of God
1976 · Himself