SMACK CITY

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 466635).

Synopsis

The heroin trail moves from Burma to Hong Kong, as director Adrian Cowell and cameraman Chris Menges continue their exploration of the drugs trade. The culmination of thirty years' work, this series includes their footage first shown in the sixties and seventies. Includes footage from OPIUM TRAIL (14/9/66) showing a Hong Kong shanty town of Chinese refugees; footage from The WHITE POWDER OPERA (9/5/78) showing police action led by narcotics officer David Hodson and a drugs gang; 1995 footage of the same policeman and the same gang, still in action.

 

Titles

  • SMACK CITY
Series Title:
HEROIN WARS
 

Technical Data

Year:
1996
 

Production Credits

Director
COWELL, Adrian
Executive Producer
JAMES, Roger
Photography
MENGES, Chris
Production Company
Carlton UK Television