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Dadah Is Death (1988) -- 48 Hours investigates the American student jailed in Italy for her roommate's murder. Peter Van Sant reports, Saturday, April 12, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Overview

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Director:

Jerry London

Writer (WGA):

Bill Kerby (written by)

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Release Date:

30 October 1988 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

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... more | add synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more

User Comments:

Makes Kevin Barlow look like an angel !! more (4 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Julie Christie ... Barbara Barlow

Hugo Weaving ... Geoffrey Chambers

John Polson ... Kevin Barlow

Sarah Jessica Parker ... Rachel Goldman
Kerry Armstrong ... Shawn Burton
Robin Ramsay ... Wilf Barlow
Victor Banerjee ... Karpal Singh
Shapoor Batliwalla ... Nagendram
David Bookalil
David Bracks
Clive Carlin
Liddy Clark ... Gilda Rickman
Robert Davis ... David West
Neela Dey
David Field
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

A Long Way from Home (Australia)
Barlow and Chambers: A Long Way from Home
Deadly Decision
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Runtime:

180 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Australia:M (video rating)


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Soundtrack:

In The Light Of Our Love more


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4 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Makes Kevin Barlow look like an angel !!, 7 August 2004
Author: Michael_Grech (mgrech@ozemail.com.au) from Melbourne, Australia

This is a sensational movie/mini series. It was released on VHS although you would be very lucky to find a copy anywhere.

ALthough it is great and the acting is fantastic, there is one problem with this show. It is very bias towards Kevin Barlow and it constantly makes Geoff Chambers look like the bad guy.

I think that someone forgot to tell Barbara Barlow (his mother) that it is against the law to traffic drugs !!! I mean did she really think that because he is her son, they should change the rules for him and not everyone else ?? That is the sad part of this film, other than this it is sensational and if you are lucky enough to see it then you will enjoy it, i can assure you.

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