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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

Granville Jones

Imogen Stubbs

Lady Romy Burton

Robert McBain

Sandy McCulloch

Greg Hicks

Lou Rivers

Bargach Abdelrahim

Abdullah

Julian Curry

Stuart-Smith

David Conville

Sir Geoffrey Burton

Roshan Seth

The Emir of Hawa

Naji Ahmed

Suleiman's brother

Ahmed Boulane

Al-Bakr