Half Moon Street

Half Moon Street

90 mins | Drama | Aug. 13, 1986

Dr. Lauren Slaughter, a research fellow at the Arab-Anglo Institute in London is utterly frustrated by her job. To supplement her income, she starts moonlighting at the Jasmine Escort Service, where she has more control over men and money than she does at the office. On one of her 'dates', Lauren meets the politician Lord Bulbeck who is trying to mediate a peace accord between the Arabs and Israelis. Bulbeck falls in love with his escort, and unwittingly, Lauren becomes a pawn in some very dirty politics.

Half Moon Street

90 mins | Drama | Aug. 13, 1986

Half Moon Street
Dr. Lauren Slaughter, a research fellow at the Arab-Anglo Institute in London is utterly frustrated by her job. To supplement her income, she starts moonlighting at the Jasmine Escort Service, where she has more control over men and money than she does at the office. On one of her 'dates', Lauren meets the politician Lord Bulbeck who is trying to mediate a peace accord between the Arabs and Israelis. Bulbeck falls in love with his escort, and unwittingly, Lauren becomes a pawn in some very dirty politics.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers Edward R. Pressman Film, Showtime/The Movie Channel, Geoff Reeve Enterprises, RKO Pictures LLC
Original title Half Moon Street
Directors Bob Swaim
Writers Edward Behr, Paul Theroux, Bob Swaim

Cast

Sigourney Weaver

as Dr. Lauren Slaughter

Michael Caine

as Lord Sam Bulbeck

Patrick Kavanagh

as General Sir George Newhouse

Faith Kent

as Lady Newhouse

Ram John Holder

as Lindsay Walker

Keith Buckley

as Hugo Van Arkady

Nadim Sawalha

as Karim Hatami

Vincent Lindon

as Sonny

Maria Aitken

as The Hon. Maura Hardcastle

Donald Pickering

as George Hardcastle

Angus MacInnes

as Bill Rafferty

Rupert Vansittart

as Alan Platts-Williams

Anne Lambton

as Sidney Platts-Williams

Janet McTeer

as Van Arkady's Secretary

Siobhan Redmond

as Institute Secretary

Katherine Schofield

as Overdressed Lady

Patrick Newman

as Julian Shuttle

Niall O'Brien

as Captain Twilley

Michael Elwyn

as Tom Haldane

Ninka Scott

as Mrs Haldane

Jasper Jacob

as Rex Lanham

Carol Cleveland

as American Wife

Eddie Powell

as S.A.S. Man (uncredited)

Kevork Malikyan

as First Diplomat

Haluk Bilginer

as First Arab