Deadline (1988)
1h 25m
Running Time
January 1, 1988Release Date
Deadline (1988)
1h 25m
Running Time
January 1, 1988Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
John Hurt
Granville Jones
Imogen Stubbs
Lady Romy Burton
Robert McBain
Sandy McCulloch
Greg Hicks
Lou Rivers
Bargach Abdelrahim
Abdullah
Richard Stroud
Director
Julian Curry
Stuart-Smith
David Conville
Sir Geoffrey Burton
Tom Stacey
Writer
Roshan Seth
The Emir of Hawa
Jim Parker
Composer
Philip Bonham-Carter
Cinematographer
Naji Ahmed
Suleiman's brother
Ahmed Boulane
Al-Bakr
Dick Allen
Editor
Stuart Walker
ProductionDesigner
John Bowe
Shaun Carew
J.R.M. Chapman
The guest
Lou Hirsch
Monty
Bajji Abdel Kabir
Winchman
Yannis Lazarides
Hatim (adult)
Douglas Kentish
Executive Producer
Derek Nelson
Associate Producer
Details.
Wiki.
Deadline is a 1988 British drama television film, directed by Richard Stroud and based on a novel and adapted for the screen by Tom Stacey, which aired on BBC. It stars John Hurt.