Deadline

Duration: 85 min

Release date: 1988-01-01

IMDB

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

Deadline

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as Granville Jones

as Lady Romy Burton

as Sandy McCulloch

Bargach Abdelrahim

Bargach Abdelrahim

as Stuart-Smith

as Sir Geoffrey Burton

as The Emir of Hawa

as Suleiman's brother

Bajji Abdel Kabir

Bajji Abdel Kabir

Yannis Lazarides

Yannis Lazarides

as Hatim (adult)

as Hatim's Aide

as Telex Operator

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Associate Producer

Douglas Kentish

Douglas Kentish

Executive Producer

Philip Bonham-Carter

Philip Bonham-Carter

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

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