Overview
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.
Cast
- John Hurt as Granville Jones
- Imogen Stubbs as Lady Romy Burton
- Robert McBain as Sandy McCulloch
- Greg Hicks as Lou Rivers
- Bargach Abdelrahim as Abdullah
- Julian Curry as Stuart-Smith
- David Conville as Sir Geoffrey Burton
- Roshan Seth as The Emir of Hawa
- Naji Ahmed as Suleiman's brother
- Ahmed Boulane as Al-Bakr