Deadline
1988 · 85 min
Drama
★ 6.0In 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.
Crew
- Director Richard Stroud
- Writer Tom Stacey
- Director of Photography Philip Bonham-Carter
Cast
John Hurt
Granville Jones
Imogen Stubbs
Lady Romy Burton
- R
Robert McBain
Sandy McCulloch
Greg Hicks
Lou Rivers
- A
Abderrahim Bargache
Abdullah
Julian Curry
Stuart-Smith
- D
David Conville
Sir Geoffrey Burton
Roshan Seth
The Emir of Hawa
- N
Naji Ahmed
Suleiman's brother
Ahmed Boulane
Al-Bakr
John Bowe
Shaun Carew
- J
J.R.M. Chapman
The guest
Crew
- Director — Richard Stroud
- Writer — Tom Stacey
- Director of Photography — Philip Bonham-Carter
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