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Deadline (1988)
Directed by Richard Stroud
Overview
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.
Length 85 minutes
Actors
John Hurt | Imogen Stubbs | Robert McBain | Greg Hicks | Bargach Abdelrahim | Julian Curry | David Conville | Roshan Seth | Naji Ahmed | Ahmed Boulane | John Bowe | J.R.M. Chapman | Lou Hirsch | Bajji Abdel Kabir | Yannis Lazarides