Moustapha Al Akkad ( ; July 1 , 1930 &ndash; November 11 , 2005 ) was a Syrian American film producer and director , best known for producing the original series of '' Halloween '' films and directing '' The Message '' and '' Lion of the Desert '' . He was killed along with his daughter Rima Al Akkad Monla in the 2005 Amman bombings
2005 Amman bombings
2005 Amman bombings
Moustapha Akkad