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Deadline

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Deadline — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • January 1, 1988
  • Runtime
  • 85 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Richard Stroud

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Deadline — Cast

John Hurt photo John Hurt Granville Jones Imogen Stubbs photo Imogen Stubbs Lady Romy Burton Robert McBain Sandy McCulloch Greg Hicks photo Greg Hicks Lou Rivers Abderrahim Bargache Abdullah Julian Curry photo Julian Curry Stuart-Smith David Conville Sir Geoffrey Burton Roshan Seth photo Roshan Seth The Emir of Hawa

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