Traffik / a Picture Partnership production for Channel 4 TV ; producer, Brian Eastman ; writer, Simon Moore ; director, Alastair Reid.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoSilver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, [2001], ©1989.
Description1 videodisc (169 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects
DVD-Video discs.
Drug traffic--Great Britain. --Drama.
Drug traffic--Pakistan. --Drama.
Drug traffic--Germany (West). --Drama.

Other author/creatorEastman, Brian.
Other author/creatorMoore, Simon.
Other author/creatorReid, Alastair.
Other author/creatorPaterson, Bill, 1945-
Other author/creatorDuncan, Lindsay.
Other author/creatorShah, Jamal.
Other author/creatorHussain, Talat, 1945-
Other author/creatorPrückner, Tilo.
Other author/creatorMüller-Scherz, Fritz.
Other author/creatorOrmond, Julia.
Other author/creatorTickner, Clive.
Other author/creatorThomson, Neil.
Other author/creatorGregory, Jon.
Other author/creatorMcClelland, Andrew.
Other author/creatorSouster, Tim.
Other author/creatorRoberts, Amy.
Other author/creatorHebert, Martyn.
Other author/creatorZillmann, Hans.
Other author/creatorPicture Partnership (Firm)
Other author/creatorChannel Four (Great Britain)
Other author/creatorAcorn Media (Firm)
Variant title Traffik, 2
Abstract Docudrama following all aspects of the international illegal heroin industry. Part four: In Britain, Jack confronts the mounting conflict between his political and personal lives. At a remote heroin laboratory, Tariq tests Fazal's loyalty. Helen launches her counteroffensive as Karl's trial begins. Part five: Jack returns to Pakistan to press for arrests in exchange for the British aid agreement, setting off a chain of events with devastating consequences for Fazal. Helen travels to Pakistan to do business with Tariq, but has to prove herself to him first. Part six: Jack returns to Britain utterly changed, his career and family in ruins. Ulli prepares to intercept Helen's first shipment. Fazal's wife goes to work for Tariq to secure Fazal's release from prison."--Container.
General noteOriginally released as a television mini-series in England in 1989, and then on PBS in the United States in 1990.
General noteSpecial features: interview with writer Simon Moore and producer Brian Eastman; "From Traffik to Traffic": production notes on how the miniseries became the movie; cast and crew filmographies; interactive menus; scene selection.
CreditsDirector of photography, Clive Tickner ; editors, Neil Thomson, Jon Gregory, Andrew McClelland ; music, Tim Souster ; costume designer, Amy Roberts ; production design, Martyn Hebert, Hans Zillmann.
Cast Bill Paterson, Lindsay Duncan, Jamal Shah, Talat Hussain, Tilo Prückner, Fritz Müller-Scherz, Julia Ormond.
Spec. audience char. Not rated.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageEnglish, Urdu, and German languages; English subtitles.
Awards noteBritish Academy Award: 1990, BAFTA TV Award - Best Design (Martyn Hebert, Hans Zillmann); Best Film Cameraman (Clive Tickner); Best Film Sound (David Hildyard, David Old, Ken Weston)
Other title Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
ISBN1569384800 (set)
ISBN9781569384800 (set)

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Joyner Compact DVDs PN1997 .T732 2001 DVD V. 2 ✔ Available Place Hold