Deadline (1988)
1h 25m
Running Time
January 1, 1988Release Date
Deadline (1988)
1h 25m
Running Time
January 1, 1988Release Date
Network & Production Companies

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

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

Lou Hirsch
Monty

Bajji Abdel Kabir
Winchman

Yannis Lazarides
Hatim (adult)

Richard Stroud
Director
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.
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