The Zero Option
1988, English. Directed by Sarah Hellings.
An ex-SAS officer and an ex member of the Special Boat Services, team up to search for £ 2 million worth of diamonds which go missing when an aircraft is hijacked. Ruthless terrorists seize a London embassy residence. The SAS are called in. There's intense political pressure for a quick resolution. The worst fears of David Barber, the officer in command, are tragically realised. With a brilliant career in ruins, the prospects for ex-Major Barber seem grim until he meets Colonel Patrick Ansell, Managing director of Saracen systems Ltd.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Sarah HellingsDirector
- John WaltonCarne
- Stephen HattersleyDavid Barber
- Denyse AlexanderMrs Vachell
- Miles AndersonMajor Fredericks
- Judith AnthonyMargaret
- Aran BellPC McVean
- Lila CherifAttache's Wife
- Richard CliffordAide
- Arthur CoxSid
- Suzan CrowleySally Barber
- Kim DurhamMortuary Sergeant
- Eric FlynnCol. Patrick Ansell
Details
- Released
- 19 November 1988
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Ted Childs
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The Zero Option runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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The Zero Option isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 November 1988.
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Who directed The Zero Option?
The Zero Option (1988) was directed by Sarah Hellings and stars John Walton, Stephen Hattersley, Denyse Alexander.