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Deadline1988

★6.085 minDrama

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.

Director

Writer

Score

Stars

John Hurt Imogen Stubbs Robert McBain

Cast22

John Hurt
as Granville Jones
Imogen Stubbs
as Lady Romy Burton
R
Robert McBain
as Sandy McCulloch
Greg Hicks
as Lou Rivers
A
Abderrahim Bargache
as Abdullah
Julian Curry
as Stuart-Smith
D
David Conville
as Sir Geoffrey Burton
Roshan Seth
as The Emir of Hawa
N
Naji Ahmed
as Suleiman's brother
Ahmed Boulane
as Al-Bakr
John Bowe
as Shaun Carew
J
J.R.M. Chapman
as The guest
Lou Hirsch
as Monty
B
Bajji Abdel Kabir
as Winchman
Y
Yannis Lazarides
as Hatim (adult)
K
Kafi Mohammed
as Major
A
Alix Refaie
as Hatim's Aide
M
Marc Zuber
as Suleiman
Badi Uzzaman
as Telex Operator
Mohamed Majd
as Nasir
M
Mahjoub Raji
as Ismail
Robert Pugh
as Williams

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