Australia / Oct 23, 1988
Dadah Is Death (1988)
Directed by Jerry London
3h 0minruntime
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Plot
On 9th of November 1983 two Australians, Kevin Barlow and Geoff Chambers were arrested at Penang Airport in Malaysia carrying 179 grams of Heroin. A crime which in Malaysia carries a mandatory sentence of death... Dadah Is Death (A Long Way From Home) is the true story of Barbara Barlow's desperate attempt to save her son from the Hangmans rope - a courageous effort that involved impassioned pleas to President Reagan, The British Prime Minister, and even the Pope. By July 1986 this international struggle had seemed to reach a hopeless conclusion and all that was left was a mother's love for her son.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Shapoor Batliwalla | Nagendram |
| Hugh Keays-Byrne | Hammed |
| Noah Taylor | Andrew Barlow |
| Jeremy Shadlow | Chris Barlow |
| Aldo King | Shadow Man |
| Alex Pinder | Supt. Jaya |
| Jeff Truman | Macdonald Huntley |
| David Field | Neville Travis |
| Neela Dey | Karpal Singh's Assistant |
| Mouche Phillips | Michelle Barlow |
| Frederick Parslow | Frank Galbally |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Dadah Is Death |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Australia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Steve Krantz Productions, Roadshow Coote & Carroll, Home Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Television |
| Release date | 23 ottobre 1988 |
| Production | Jerry London |
| Writer | Bill Kerby |
| Casting | Rose Tobias Shaw, Margaret McSharry |
| Editing | Michael Brown |
| Cinematography | Julian Penney, Steve Mason |
| Assistant directors | Jerry London, Daphne Paris |
| Lighting | Reg Garside |
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| Camera operators | Julian Penney, Steve Mason |
| Additional photography | Julian Penney, Steve Mason |
| Production design | Brian Thomson, Nicholas McCallum, Ro Bruen-Cook, Kerrie Brown, Annette Reid, Robert Dein, Glen W. Johnson |
| Art direction | Nicholas McCallum, Ro Bruen-Cook, Brian Thomson, Kerrie Brown, Annette Reid, Robert Dein, Glen W. Johnson |
| Set decoration | Kerrie Brown, Annette Reid, Robert Dein, Glen W. Johnson, Brian Thomson, Nicholas McCallum, Ro Bruen-Cook |
| Music | Fred Karlin, David Franco, Michael Dittrick, James Troutman |
| Sound | David Franco, Michael Dittrick, James Troutman, Fred Karlin |
| Costume design | Louise Wakefield, Anna Senior, Lesley Rouvray, Adele Wilcox |
| Makeup | Louise Wakefield, Lesley Rouvray, Adele Wilcox, Anna Senior |
| Hairstyling | Louise Wakefield, Lesley Rouvray, Adele Wilcox, Anna Senior |
Release dates
TV
United States / Oct 30, 1988
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