Summary
An American entrepreneur is closing a deal in Saudi Arabia in 1977. After a fallout with his influential Saudi partners, they have him arrested. Due to the US policy of noninterference in SA, the embassy won't help him. He must escape.
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- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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Where to watch
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 56GoodWatch 56
IMDb6.2
Audience score50%
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for action movies
typical 108107Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Released
1998
March 22, 1998
28 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
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and 17 more35 people
- Treat WilliamsJohn McDonald
- Stephen LangDennis McNatt
- Sasson GabaiSuliman Nasir Rasi
- Ze'ev RevachSheik Abdulla Fazza
- Lawrence DanePinder
- RHRinan HaimSilent Sam
- Uri GavrielKhalid
- Janet-Laine GreenPat
- Brandon BoneGreg
Kristen BoneMarilyn- BBBrent BoneGil
Elva Mai HooverState Department Woman
Patrick GalliganBruce Baines- IGImad GibrinHotel Porter
Jack AdalistJamison- HRHoward RyppBarry
Jack MessingerNorth- HAHamis ArbidFahid
- BNBabi NeemanProprietor
Mati SeriProprietor
Albert IluzDockmaster- JHJerry HymanRoss
Johnny ArbidMcDonald's Lawyer
Eli DankerCentral Judge
Directing · 3
- Simon Wincer Director
- Mark Egerton First Assistant Director
- Annie Bradley Second Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Dan Vining Screenplay
- William Mickelberry Screenplay
- John McDonald Book
- Clyde Burleson Book
Production · 4
- Mace Neufeld Executive Producer
- Robert Rehme Executive Producer
- Nick Grillo Producer
- Ross Clydesdale Casting
Camera · 1
- David Burr Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Terry Blythe Editor
Sound · 3
- Eric Colvin Original Music Composer
- Dean Hovey Supervising Sound Editor
- Ben Jacob Production Sound Mixer
Art · 1
- Barbara Dunphy Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Hillary Catchpole Costume Design
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