Documentary · Germany · 2018 · 52m

The Siege of Mecca

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Director
Dirk van den Berg
Cast
HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal as Self Mark Gregory Hambley as Self Christian Prouteau as Self Christian Lambert as Self Ignace Wodecki as Self Paul Barril as Self
Crew
Dirk van den Berg — Writer Pascal Verroust — Producer Dirk van den Berg — Producer
Synopsis

On November 20, 1979 at 5:30 in the morning, hundreds of armed men take over the Grand Mosque of Mecca, transforming the holiest shrine of Islam into a fortress and a trap for almost 100,000 pilgrims inside. This was the beginning of the siege of Mecca…

Mood & Themes
saudi arabiafrancemeccaespionnage
Key Collaborators
Dirk van den Berg Director Dirk van den Berg Writer Pascal Verroust Producer Dirk van den Berg Producer
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