Completed - ENGLISH - Thriller - 85 minutes
It's A Short Fuse On The Persian Gulf Powder Keg - Granville Jones Holds The Match!
Year of production : 1988 Director(s) : Richard STROUD Writer(s) : Tom STACEY Cast : John HURT, Imogen STUBBS, Greg HICKS, Robert PUGH Producer(s) : Douglas KENTISH (BBC), Derek NELSON (BBC)
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.
Country(ies) : UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, MOROCCO