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LONDON, UK - JUNE 3: Canadian-English actor Garrick Hagon says he is proud to have been a part of Moustapha Akkad's Islamic epic drama The Message, which was released in 1976.Hagon, 83, best known for his role as Biggs Darklighter in Star Wars: A New Hope, told Anadolu in London that The Message had a noble purpose to explain the life of Prophet Muhammad.He played Ammar ibn Yasir, one of the first believers and child of the first martyrs of Islam in the movie, which chronicles the life and times of Prophet Muhammad and serves as an introduction to early Islamic history.- Brotherhood developed on the setFor Hagon, The Message was a "learning process" from beginning to end, who also learned a bit of Arabic on the filmset."It's always a learning process. You get on a new set, you meet new actors and you are involved in different situations," he said.The film's cast and crew worked with people from the Arab world, as well as the US, UK, Canada, Greece and other countries.The veteran actor said 13 months of film-making created a brotherhood among everyone on the set. "Brotherhood, in a way the disciples of Mohammad were like," he said.- 'I can't work with a light'Hagon said no stars threw their weight around, and recalled his memories with Anthony Quinn, who portrayed Hamza, the prophet's uncle, in the landmark production.He said the actors had to look at a red light above the camera when they had a scene with the prophet, who was not depicted on screen. "But Anthony Quinn kept saying, 'I can't work with a light' ... 'Hagon get behind the camera,' and I'd be his eyeline.'"Hagons said Quinn once told him that "I like working with you," adding that it was a privilege working with Zorba the Greek actor.(Footage by Behlül Çetinkaya /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)