London, England, April 1980. Six terrorists assault the Embassy of Iran and take hostages. For six days, tense negotiations are held while the authorities decide whether a military squad should intervene.
LCpl. Rusty Firmin
Kate Adie
Max Vernon
John Dellow
Roy
Salim
Faisal
Home Secretary William Whitelaw
Lt. Col. Mike Rose
LCpl. John Mac
Ray
BBC Cameraman Bill
Maj. Hector Gullan
PC Trevor Lock
SAS Soldier Tom Morrell
Tak
MI5 Spokesman
MI6 Spokesman
Metropolitan Police Spokesman
Jimmy
Sim Harris
Betty, Max's Wife
Tom Lovett
Whitelaw's Aide
Sgt. Tommy Palmer
Tommo
Snapper
Makki
Clive
Chris Cramer
Max's Daughter #1
Max's Daughter #2
Lead Interpretor
Intelligence Translator
Intelligence Officer
Trevor
Caretaker
PC Walker
Irish Policeman
Policeman #1
Policeman #2
Policeman #3
Paramedic
Signaller
OB Technician
Zahra Zomorrodian
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Imam (uncredited)
Jerry (uncredited)
Nooshin (uncredited)
SAS Van Driver (uncredited)
Tony Crabb (uncredited)
Mustapha Karkouti
Army Technician
Director
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Editor
Stunt Double
Producer
Original Music Composer
Casting
Makeup & Hair
Prosthetic Designer
Costume Designer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Original Music Composer
Line Producer
Production Design
Editor
Supervising Sound Editor
Co-Producer
First Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Sound Mixer
Still Photographer
Art Direction
Sound Mixer