Movies about Muslim personalities
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- DirectorMichael MannStarsWill SmithJamie FoxxJon VoightA biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.Muhammad Ali (USA) : professional boxer, activist
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonAngela BassettDelroy LindoBiographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.Malcolm X (USA) : human rights activist
- DirectorGillo PontecorvoStarsBrahim HadjadjJean MartinYacef SaadiIn the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.Ali La Pointe (Algeria) : revolutionary fighter, national hero, revolution leader
- DirectorMoustapha AkkadStarsAnthony QuinnOliver ReedRod SteigerIn 1929, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as colonial governor to Italian Libya with orders to stamp-out all resistance from Libyan nationalists led by rebel guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar.Omar Mukhtar (Libya) : revolution leader, national hero
- DirectorYoussef ChahineStarsAhmad MazharSalah ZulfikarNadia LutfiAfter Saladin's victory over the King of Jerusalem, a peace treaty is signed between them, but the commander of the Crusader army, Renaud de Chatillon, slaughters a group of pilgrims going to Mecca. Saladin then decides to take revenge.Selahedine Eyubi "Saladin" (Iraq-Kurdistan) : Sultan and islamic nation leader
- DirectorMohamed KhanStarsAhmed ZakiMervat AminMona ZakiThe private and public life of Egyptian president Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat.Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat (Egypt) : the third president of Egypt
- DirectorMohammad FadelStarsAhmed ZakiFardous Abdel HamidHassan HosnyThe life of Egyptian political leader Gamal abd El-Nasser.Gamal Abdel Nasser (Egypt) : the second president of Egypt
- DirectorAhmed RachediStarsDjamel AllamSami AllemFares Ben HachaniThe film revolves around the life of the martyr Mustapha Ben Bouleid (1917-1956), who was a member of the Algerian National Movement, who worked with his comrades to explain the idea of the armed revolution in which he led in Aures region in 1954. The film depicts how Ben Bouleid traveled to a number of Arab countries Disguised to bring arms to Algeria for the revolution and how the French colonial forces arrested him in the Tunisian-Libyan border, and from there to Algeria to be sentenced to death.Mostefa Ben Boulaïd (Algeria) : national hero, revolution leader
- DirectorJamil DehlaviStarsChristopher LeeShireen ShahJames CurranThe story of the Indian politician Muhammad Ali Jinnah who successfully campaigned for an independent Pakistan and became its first Governor-General.Mohammed Ali Jinnah (Pakistan) : the founder of Pakistan
- DirectorFaruk AksoyStarsDevrim EvinIbrahim CelikkolDilek SerbestAfter the death of his father Murat II, Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do - conquer Constantinople.Mehmed the Conqueror (Turkey) : Ottoman Sultan
- DirectorAhmed RachediStarsYoucef SehairiAhmed RezzakHassan KechacheThe film relates the career of Colonel Lotfi, whose real name is Benali Boudghene, since his beginnings as an activist in Tlemcen where, with his classmates from high school, he posted the call of 1 November 1954, addressed by National Liberation Front (FLN) to the Algerian people.Ben Ali Boudghene "colonel Lotfi" (Algeria) : revolution leader, national hero
- DirectorAhmed RachediStarsSami AllemMustafa LaribiAhmed Rezzakthe story of the heroic path of Krim Belkacem, one of the leading figures of the Algerian revolution.Krim Belkacem (Algeria) : revolution leader, national hero
- DirectorSaïd Ould KhelifaStarsImad BenchenniKhaled BenaïssaAbdelkader DjeriouAlgeria's entry for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, "Zabana" chronicles the life of Ahmed Zabana, a man who fought for Algerian freedom in the Battle of Algiers. This film chronicles Zabana's fight to free his country to independence, and his death at the hands of French authorities.Ahmed Zabana (Algeria) : revolution fighter, national hero
- DirectorHanung BramantyoStarsLukman SardiZaskia Adya MeccaSlamet RahardjoThe journey of an Indonesian national hero named K.H. Ahmad Dahlan striving for Muhammadiyah, an Islamic organization in Indonesia, and how he was rejected by the society as he was trying to fix up their perspective.Ahmad Dahlan (Indonesia) : national hero
- DirectorBelkacem HadjadjStarsLaëtitia EïdoAssaad BouabMelha MammeriThis film, is about the courage and the determination of a young woman in djurdjur''as mountain in Algeria, fighting for her ancestor land during the earlier years of french occupation.Lala Fatma N'Soumer (Algeria) : the woman who formed and led the Algerian people resistance against the french occupation in the 19th century
- DirectorHanung BramantyoStarsArio BayuMuhammad AbbeMoch. AchirThis movie follows the life of Soekarno, the first president of the Republic of Indonesia, from his childhood until he managed to proclaimed Indonesian freedom with M. Hatta in 1945.Sukarno (Indonesia) : the first president of indonesia
- DirectorYoussef ChahineStarsNour El-SherifLayla OlwiMahmoud HemidaThe story is set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph and his liberal court judgments are not liked by everyone. The caliph's political rivals, centered around the leader of a fanatical Islamic sect, force the caliph to send Averroes into exile, but his ideas keep on living thanks to his students.Averroes "Ibn Rushd" (Spain) : philosopher
- DirectorShyam BenegalStarsKarisma KapoorRekhaManoj BajpayeeZubeidaa, an aspiring Muslim actress, marries a Sikh prince to become his second wife. Her tumultuous relationship with her husband, and her inner demons lead her to a decision which has fatal consequences for them all.Zubeidaa (India) : actress
- DirectorYoussef ChahineStarsMagdaAhmad MazharSalah ZulfikarEgyptian historical film about one of the most important figures in the history of Algeria, Djamila Bouhired. This film is regarded as not only highlighting the story of an important female revolutionary but also showing the struggle of the Algerian people against the French occupation.Djamila Bouhired (Algeria) : revolution fighter, national heroine
- DirectorKhurram H. AlaviAyman JamalStarsAdewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeIan McShaneEngin Altan DüzyatanA thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the courage to raise his voice and make a change. Inspired by true events, this is a story of a real hero who earned his remembrance in time and history.Bilal ibn Rabah (Saudi Arabia) : one of the most trusted and loyal Sahabah of prophet Muhammad, the first Prayer Caller in the history of islam
- DirectorBenamar BakhtiStarsSid Ahmed AgoumiAthmane AriouetMahmoud AzizThe story of the film revolves around the epic of Sheikh Bouamama, a leader of the national resistance in Algeria during the French colonial era. The events are taking place in southwestern Algeria. The film also tells about different stages of the resistance, especially about one of the uprisings of the Algerian people, namely "the battle of the sons of Sidi Sheikh Bouamama", in which French General Leuti was appointed to try to suppress and end this resistance.Sheikh Bouamama (Algeria) : leader of the national resistance in Algeria during the 19th century
- DirectorMajid MajidiStarsMahdi PakdelSareh BayatMina SadatiThe events, trials and tribulations of the city of Makkah in 7th century AD.Muhammad ibn Abdullah : Prophet of Islam
- DirectorHusain SidqiStarsHusain SidqiMaryam FakhruddinMadihah YusriThe story of Khalid Ibn Al-Walid (592-642) the greatest military leader in the dawn of Islam during the life of prophet Muhammad and his caliphs Abu Bakr and Omar.Khalid Ibn Al-Walid (Saudi Arabia) : the leader of the Islamic army during the life of prophet Muhammad
- DirectorJamil DehlaviStarsSalmaan PeerzadaKika MarkhamDurriya KaziA dramatic depiction of the life of Hussain, with allegorical references to the history of the Prophet Muhammad and his descendants. It is prophesied that Young Hussain will one day lead the impoverished masses to a better life. It is his brother, Hasan, however who gains in prominence and when the government is overthrown in a military coup, he tries to adapt. Hussain in the meanwhile gets married and leads a small band of rebels in an attempt to fight the military dictatorship.