| Edition |
Remastered twentieth anniversary edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 305 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital; 4:3 full screen. |
| Cast |
Bill Paterson, Lindsay Duncan, Jamal Shah, Talat Hussain, Tilo Prückner, Fritz Müller-Scherz, Julia Ormond. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Clive Tickner ; editors, Neil Thomson, Jon Gregory, Andrew McClelland ; music, Tim Souster. |
| Note |
Originally released as a television mini-series in England in 1989, and then on PBS in the United States in 1990. |
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Special features: interview with writer Simon Moore and producer Brian Eastman; extended U.K. broadcast version of episode 6; photo gallery; production notes; cast filmographies. |
| Summary |
"From the fields of Pakistan through the docks of Hamburg to the halls of London's power elite, this epic drama crosses continents and cultures to portray the dark and dangerous world of international drug smuggling. The intersecting stories of vivid characters-- a British minister with a drug-addicted daughter, the wife of a German businessman whose husband is arrested for drug trafficking, and a Pakistani farmer struggling to live off his land-- spin a powerful web of intrigue and emotion"--AcornMedia WWW page. |
| Awards |
1990 RTS Television Award: Best Drama Serial; 1990 BAFTA TV Award: Best Design (Martyn Hebert, Hans Zillmann), Best Film Cameraman (Clive Tickner), Best Film Sound (David Hildyard, David Old, Ken Weston); 1989 International Emmy: Drama, UK. |
| Language |
In English, Urdu, and German with English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Drug traffic -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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Drug traffic -- Pakistan -- Drama.
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Drug traffic -- Germany (West) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Social problem television programs.
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Fiction television programs.
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Television mini-series.
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| Added Author |
Eastman, Brian.
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Moore, Simon, 1958-
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Reid, Alastair, 1939-2011.
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Paterson, Bill, 1945-
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Duncan, Lindsay.
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Shah, Jamal.
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Hussain, Talat, 1945-
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Prückner, Tilo.
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Müller-Scherz, Fritz.
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Ormond, Julia.
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Picture Partnership (Firm)
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Channel Four (Great Britain)
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Acorn Media (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
054961821990 |
| Music No. |
AMP-8219 Acorn Media |
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