The Message (starring Anthony Quinn), directed by Moustapha Akkah is likely the best movie on the birth of Islam.

The Message was a movie seven years in the making, filmed in two separate versions in English and Arabic with a cast of thousands and featuring an Oscar nominated score by Maurice Jarre (DR. ZHIVAGO, A PASSAGE TO INDIA). This is the epic story of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) whose holy revelations defied a pagan society and changed the world forever. Two-time Academy Award winner Anthony Quinn (Laurance of Arabia) stars in this landmark international hit produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad (LION OF THE DESERT) that remains the most powerful and acclaimed movie ever made about the birth of Islam.

Also contains a short feature on the making of the film.