Deadline
1988•1h 25m•6.0•Released
Drama
In a small (fictional) emirate of the Persian Gulf a world-weary journalist is caught up in a coup where the Emir's son, under the influence of a political renegade, attempts to depose his father - the ruling monarch. Flashbacks of the journalist's life show us how his relationships with the Emir and a beautiful young woman develop and flourish.
Director
Richard Stroud
Writer
Tom Stacey
Languages
English
Studio
BBC
Cast
John Hurt
Granville Jones
Imogen Stubbs
Lady Romy Burton
Robert McBain
Sandy McCulloch
Greg Hicks
Lou Rivers
Abderrahim Bargache
Abdullah
Julian Curry
Stuart-Smith
David Conville
Sir Geoffrey Burton
Roshan Seth
The Emir of Hawa
Naji Ahmed
Suleiman's brother
Ahmed Boulane
Al-Bakr
John Bowe
Shaun Carew
J.R.M. Chapman
The guest
Lou Hirsch
Monty
Bajji Abdel Kabir
Winchman
Yannis Lazarides
Hatim (adult)
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