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Traffik

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1989
  • Unrated
  • 53m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
Bill Paterson in Traffik (1989)
Cop DramaDrug CrimeLegal DramaPolice ProceduralPsychological ThrillerSerial KillerCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

The Hamburg police arrest an international businessman, charging him with smuggling heroin from Pakistan. While he's on trial, his trophy wife, a former Olympic swimmer, discovers steely rut... Read allThe Hamburg police arrest an international businessman, charging him with smuggling heroin from Pakistan. While he's on trial, his trophy wife, a former Olympic swimmer, discovers steely ruthlessness within herself.The Hamburg police arrest an international businessman, charging him with smuggling heroin from Pakistan. While he's on trial, his trophy wife, a former Olympic swimmer, discovers steely ruthlessness within herself.

  • Stars
    • Bill Paterson
    • Jamal Shah
    • Lindsay Duncan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Bill Paterson
      • Jamal Shah
      • Lindsay Duncan
    • 35User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 4 BAFTA Awards
      • 7 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Bill Paterson
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    • Jack Lithgow
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    • Naseem
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    Julia Ormond
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    • Caroline Lithgow
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    • Rachel Lithgow
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    • Trivia
      As of 3 June 2025 Traffik is not available on Britbox in the USA.
    • Connections
      References The French Connection (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      Chamber Symphony in c minor, op. 110a
      Written by Dmitri Shostakovich

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 22, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Urdu
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Траффик
    • Filming locations
      • Pakistan
    • Production companies
      • Carnival Film & Television
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
      • Picture Partnership
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    • Runtime
      • 53m
    • Color
      • Color

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