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Deadline

1988
Directed byRichard Stroud
1h 25m

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 HurtGranville JonesImogen StubbsLady Romy BurtonRobert McBain
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Sandy McCulloch
Greg HicksLou Rivers
Bargach AbdelrahimAbdullah
Julian CurryStuart-Smith
David ConvilleSir Geoffrey Burton
Roshan SethThe Emir of Hawa
Naji AhmedSuleiman's brother
Ahmed BoulaneAl-Bakr
DETAILS
GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
RATING
5.8

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