Deadline

Deadline (1988)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1988-01-01
  • User Rating: 5.8/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: BBC
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Richard Stroud
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Summary

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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  • John Hurt

    as Granville Jones

  • Imogen Stubbs

    as Lady Romy Burton

  • Robert McBain

    as Sandy McCulloch

  • Greg Hicks

    as Lou Rivers

  • Bargach Abdelrahim

    as Abdullah

  • Julian Curry

    as Stuart-Smith

  • David Conville

    as Sir Geoffrey Burton

  • Roshan Seth

    as The Emir of Hawa

  • Naji Ahmed

    as Suleiman's brother

  • Ahmed Boulane

    as Al-Bakr

  • John Bowe

    as Shaun Carew

  • J.R.M. Chapman

    as The guest

  • Lou Hirsch

    as Monty

  • Bajji Abdel Kabir

    as Winchman

  • Yannis Lazarides

    as Hatim (adult)
Writing Tom Stacey Writer
Directing Richard Stroud Director
Production Douglas Kentish Executive Producer
Production Derek Nelson Associate Producer
Sound Jim Parker Original Music Composer
Camera Philip Bonham-Carter Director of Photography

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