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The Year of Living Dangerously

The Year of Living Dangerously

A love caught in the fire of revolution.

19826.71h 54m

Overview

A young Australian reporter tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia during the rule of President Sukarno with the help of a diminutive photographer.

Directed by Peter Weir
Written by Peter Weir, C.J. Koch, David Williamson
Produced by Jim McElroy
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $13.2M

Top Cast

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Guy Hamilton

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Jill Bryant

Linda Hunt

Linda Hunt

Billy Kwan

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Pete Curtis

Bill Kerr

Bill Kerr

Colonel Henderson

Noel Ferrier

Noel Ferrier

Wally O'Sullivan

Bembol Roco

Bembol Roco

Kumar

Paul Sonkkila

Paul Sonkkila

Kevin Condon

Domingo Landicho

Domingo Landicho

Hartono

K

Kuh Ledesma

Tiger Lily

Themes & Keywords

civil wardwarfphotographyjournalismembassyindonesiafalling in lovejakarta indonesiajava, indonesia1960sjakarta

About The Year of Living Dangerously

The Year of Living Dangerously is a romance, drama film released in 1982 exploring themes of civil war, dwarf, photography, journalism, embassy, indonesia. Directed by Peter Weir, it stars Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt. A young Australian reporter tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia during the rule of President Sukarno with the help of a diminutive photographer.

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