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Deadline

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A journalist (Christopher Walken) finds himself caught between factions in 1983 Beirut after his interview with a PLO impostor.
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Richard Freedman Newark Star-Ledger Jan 6
1/4
To make a movie as dull as "Deadline" out of the experiences of an American TV reporter assigned to Beirut in the summer of 1983 really takes some doing. Go to Full Review Andy Klein New Times 11/06/2003
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Steve D 08/31/2023 Fine but needed to better develop the lead character. See more 06/07/2008 First saw this in the '80s. It didn't necessarily make me want to be a journalist, but I found it intriguing nonetheless. See more Read all reviews
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Nathaniel Gutman

Director

Christopher Walken

Don Stevens

Hywel Bennett

Mike Jessop

Marita Marschall

Linda Larsen

Arnon Zadok

Hamdi Abu-Yussuf

Amos Lavie

Yassin Abu-Riadd
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Movie Info

Synopsis A journalist (Christopher Walken) finds himself caught between factions in 1983 Beirut after his interview with a PLO impostor.
Director
Nathaniel Gutman
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 31, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$86.7K
Runtime
1h 40m
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