The Zero Option

The Zero Option — Plot

An ex-SAS officer and an ex member of the Special Boat Services, team up to search for £ 2 million worth of diamonds which go missing when an aircraft is hijacked. Ruthless terrorists seize a London embassy residence. The SAS are called in. There's intense political pressure for a quick resolution. The worst fears of David Barber, the officer in command, are tragically realised. With a brilliant career in ruins, the prospects for ex-Major Barber seem grim until he meets Colonel Patrick Ansell, Managing director of Saracen systems Ltd.

• Release date
• November 19, 1988
• Runtime
• 120 min
• Genres
• Action
• Director
• Sarah Hellings

The Zero Option — Cast

John Walton Carne

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Stephen Hattersley David Barber

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Denyse Alexander Mrs Vachell Miles Anderson Major Fredericks

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Judith Anthony Margaret Aran Bell PC McVean

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Lila Cherif Attache's Wife Richard Clifford Aide