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.

Deadline (1988)
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John Hurt
Granville Jones

Imogen Stubbs
Lady Romy Burton
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Robert McBain
Sandy McCulloch

Greg Hicks
Lou Rivers
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Bargach Abdelrahim
Abdullah
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Julian Curry
Stuart-Smith
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David Conville
Sir Geoffrey Burton

Roshan Seth
The Emir of Hawa
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Naji Ahmed
Suleiman's brother