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A Line in the Sand

IMDb ID: tt0309799 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 5.4 (158 votes)

Genres: Action · Drama · War

Gavin Hughes, an illegal arms dealer turned government informant, must travel to Iran in a terrorist sting that will earn him immunity from his checkered past, but nothing will go as planned.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: A Line in the Sand
France: L'informateur (Alternative Title)
Brazil: Um Traçado na Areia
L'informateur
Content RatingRRelease Date2004-06-07Runtime100 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews4Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordsbased on novelProduction CompaniesAnglia Television
Carlton International
Meridian Television
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309799/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0309799.jpgUpdated At2025-10-30T02:52:03

Stars

Ross Kemp
Saskia Reeves
Mark Bazeley
Brana Bajic
Paul Birchard
Patrick Burke
Saskia Butler
Katy Cavanagh-Jupe
Jack Chissick
Stephen Critchlow

Directors

James Hawes

Writers

Gerald Seymour

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Ross Kemp | Character: Gavin Hughes, Frank Perry
Actor: Saskia Reeves | Character: Meryl Rogers
Actor: Mark Bazeley | Character: Geoff Markham
Actor: Brana Bajic | Character: Farah Asad
Actor: Paul Birchard | Character: Littelbaum
Actor: Patrick Burke | Character: Publican
Actor: Saskia Butler | Character: Dawn
Actor: Katy Cavanagh-Jupe | Character: Leanne
Actor: Jack Chissick | Character: Gary
Actor: Stephen Critchlow | Character: Rev. Peter Wilson
Actor: Mike Dowling | Character: Harry
Actor: Vincent Franklin | Character: Sammy Cargill
Actor: Jake Greene | Character: Tom (aged 5)
Actor: Elliot Henderson-Boyle | Character: Stephen
Actor: Tam Hoskyns | Character: Penny Flower
Actor: Ralph Ineson | Character: Det. Sgt. Bill Davies
Actor: Karen Lewis-Attenborough | Character: Head Teacher
Actor: Danny Mac | Character: Tom
Actor: Lesley McGuire | Character: Janice Hughes
Actor: Sean McKenzie | Character: P.C. Joe Paget
Actor: Neji Nejah | Character: Colonel
Actor: Kayvan Novak | Character: Vahid
Actor: Tim Pepper | Character: Supt. George Fairfax
Actor: Rupert Procter | Character: Andy Chalmers
Actor: James Puddephatt | Character: P.C. Dave Rankin
Actor: Raad Rawi | Character: Omid Torabi
Actor: Jimmy Roussounis | Character: Mossad Officer Barak
Actor: Darren Saul | Character: Winston
Actor: Jordan Smyth | Character: Stephen (aged 6)
Actor: Paul Viragh | Character: Simon Blackmore
Actor: Nick Whitfield | Character: Vince
Actor: Essa Zahir | Character: Iranian Gaurd

[Directors Group]
Name: James Hawes | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Gerald Seymour | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Michele Buck | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Hider | Role: Producer
Name: Chris Kelly | Role: Producer
Name: Tim Vaughan | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: John E. Keane | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: James Aspinall | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Charles Alexander | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Joyce Gallie | Role: Casting Director
Name: Sally Osoba | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Brian Sykes | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Andrijana Tovarloza | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Sue Yelland | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Stella O'Farrell | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Linda Tulley | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Heidi Mount | Role: Production Manager
Name: Shelley Powell | Role: Production Manager
Name: Bobby Prince | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Lisa Butler | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: David Crabtree | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Kim Flitcroft | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Marios Hamboulides | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Danny Pruett | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Adrian Anscombe | Role: Art Department
Name: Alison Brown | Role: Art Department
Name: Oli Novadnieks | Role: Art Department
Name: Rebecca Pilkington | Role: Art Department
Name: Hugo Slight | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Paul Hamblin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Graham Headicar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Becki Ponting | Role: Sound Department
Name: Terry Sharratt | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrew Sissons | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ian Wilkinson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rowena Wilkinson | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Mark Turner | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Jim Allen | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Ben Dillon | Role: Stunts
Name: Paul Heasman | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Richard Brierley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tim Dodd | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Terry Eden | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian Jones | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andy Kendall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Keegan O'Neill | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kenny Redford | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert Doe Wansey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Rebecca Wright | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Dee Churchfield | Role: Costume Department
Name: Martin Richardson | Role: Costume Department
Name: Lucy Williams | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Patrick Doherty | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Scott Hinchcliffe | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Linzi Baltrunas | Role: Location Management
Name: Joel Holmes | Role: Location Management

[Production Department]
Name: Jenny Brown | Role: Production Department
Name: Dawn Mortimer | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Marissa Cowell | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Polly Williams | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Christine Büttner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ron Dowling | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ian Griffin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kevin Horsewood | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Janet Linton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Julian Luxton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kenny Palmer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rennie Spiolek | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

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Release Schedule

United Kingdom: June 7, 2004
Sweden: October 30, 2005

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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