Syrian-American Moustapha Akkad produced a series of "Halloween" movies but it was Omar Mukhtar - Löwe der Wüste (1980) and Mohammed - Der Gesandte Gottes (1976), on the history of Islam, into which he poured his heart. It was reportedly difficult for him to make it in Hollywood but no one could deny his talent as a director and producer. He was killed along with his daughter, Rima Al Akkad Monla, in a bombing in 2005 in Amman, Jordan.
