1988 Australian film
| Dadah Is Death | |
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| Directed by | Jerry London |
| Written by | Bill Kerby |
| Starring | Julie Christie Hugo Weaving John Polson Victor Banerjee Sarah Jessica Parker Mouche Phillips |
| Music by | Fred Karlin |
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| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Dadah Is Death is a 1988 Australian film based on the Barlow and Chambers execution in Malaysia in 1986.
It was a 2-part mini series running 2 hours per part.
Cast
- Julie Christie as Barbara Barlow
- Hugo Weaving as Geoffrey Chambers
- John Polson as Kevin Barlow
- Mouche Phillips as Michelle Barlow
- Sarah Jessica Parker as Rachel Goldman
- Kerry Armstrong as Shawn Burton
- Robin Ramsay as Wilf Barlow
- Victor Banerjee as Karpal Singh
- Shapoor Batliwalla as Nagendran
- Guy Stone as John
- David Bookalil
- David Bracks
- Clive Carlin
- Liddy Clark as Gilda Rickman
- Robert Davis as David West
- Neela Dey
- David Field
- Narian Singh as Prison Superintendent
- Georgie Parker as Corine Johnstone
Other names
The film is also known as:
- Barlow and Chambers: A Long Way from Home
- Deadly Decision
References
- Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 pp. 72–73
- Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p. 176
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- Films set in Malaysia
- Films about capital punishment
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- Films scored by Fred Karlin
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