Deadline (1987): Cast & Plot
Deadline is a 1987 war drama directed by Nathaniel Gutman, starring Christopher Walken as Don Stevens, Hywel Bennett and Amos Lavi. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 40m (100 min)
- Director
- Nathaniel Gutman
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Caro Film GmbH
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Deadline About?
The premise of Deadline without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Sometimes a hero doesn’t carry a gun. An American journalist is set up and fed false information after the Lebanon war.
Deadline Themes & Keywords
· 46 tags- dead child
- reluctant hero
- bombing
- murder of a child
- corpse
- israel lebanon war
- lebanon war
- english
- american
- interview
- journalist
- lebanon
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- investigation
- hotel
- conspiracy
- beirut lebanon
- set up
- impersonator
- lebanese civil war
- ace reporter
- career opportunity
- ruined reputation
- murder conspiracy
- scoop
- double agent
- death threat
- beating
- terrorist plot
- militia
- israel
- non cooperative
- ignored
- hindrance
- colleague
- plo
- female doctor
- ex lover
- deception
- war correspondent
- palestinian
- journalism
- civil war
- child execution
- bloody body of child
- massacre
- independent film
Deadline Cast & Characters
Christopher Walken leads the cast as Don Stevens, with Hywel Bennett as Mike Jessop and Amos Lavi as Yassin Abu-Riadd. Directed by Nathaniel Gutman; 19 actors are credited in all.
- Director Nathaniel Gutman
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Christopher Walken as Don Stevens - Hywel Bennett as Mike Jessop
- Amos Lavi as Yassin Abu-Riadd
- Marita Marschall as Linda Larsen
Also Starring in Deadline
· 15 more- Sasson Gabai Bossam
- Moshe Ivgy Adbul
- Moni Moshonov Donny
- Martin Umbach Bernard
- Igal Naor Antoine
- Shlomo Bar-Aba Micha
- Reuven Dayan Karim
- Shlomo Tarshish Yoram
- David Menachem Phalangist
- Gabi Shoshan Salim
- Arnon Zadok Hamdi Abu-Yussuf
- Shahar Cohen Habib
- Etti Ankri Samira
- Jerry Weinstock Snyder
- Nader Masraawi Dooud
More from Nathaniel Gutman
One more film directed by Nathaniel Gutman: Linda.
Deadline Plot Summary
What happens in Deadline from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Ace Reporter Don Stevens is an American journalist who heads to Beirut, Lebanon, a city torn by the Lebanese Civil War. He checks into a hotel with English journalist Mike Jessop, hoping to secure a rare interview. He is promised an interview with the top Palestinian Liberation Organization leader, Yassin Abu-Riadd, but the encounter proves a trap: the man he interviews is an impostor who claims the PLO is ready to negotiate peace.
Full summary
The whole story of Deadline, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Deadline?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Which actor stars as American journalist Don Stevens?
Deadline Also Known As
9 alternative titles, including “Witness in the War Zone” and “Halálzóna”.
- Also known as
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- Witness in the War Zone
- Halálzóna
- War Zone
- לבנון לנצח
- War Zone - Todeszone
- 战区透视
- Линия смерти
- Linea di fuoco - War Zone
- Cephedeki Tanık
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Deadline FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Deadline, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Deadline?
Deadline runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).
When was Deadline released?
Deadline was released on July 2, 1987.
Who directed Deadline?
Deadline was directed by Nathaniel Gutman.
More films by Nathaniel Gutman Who is in the cast of Deadline?
Deadline stars Christopher Walken as Don Stevens, Hywel Bennett as Mike Jessop and Amos Lavi as Yassin Abu-Riadd, among 19 credited actors.
Does Deadline have a post-credit scene?
No. Deadline has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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