
Deadline
1988 • 1h 25m • Drama
6.0(5 votes)
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
- Writers
- Tom Stacey
- Status
- Released
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Top 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
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