Deadline (1988)

Deadline (1988)

1988-01-01 United Kingdom 85 Min. PG-13
5.8 4 votes

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.

Cast

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