Deadline (1988)
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.
Drama
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
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