Deadline (1988)

Overview

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.

Directed by

Richard Stroud

Cast

• John Hurt as Granville Jones
• Imogen Stubbs as Lady Romy Burton
• Robert McBain as Sandy McCulloch
• Greg Hicks as Lou Rivers
• Abderrahim Bargache as Abdullah
• Julian Curry as Stuart-Smith
• David Conville as Sir Geoffrey Burton
• Roshan Seth as The Emir of Hawa
• Naji Ahmed as Suleiman's brother
• Ahmed Boulane as Al-Bakr
• John Bowe as Shaun Carew
• J.R.M. Chapman as The guest

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