The Year of Living Dangerously

The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

17/12/1982
Romance, Drama
1h 55m

A love caught in the fire of revolution.

Overview

Australian journalist Guy Hamilton travels to Indonesia to cover civil strife in 1965. There—on the eve of an attempted coup—he befriends a Chinese Australian photographer with a deep connection to and vast knowledge of the Indonesian people, and also falls in love with a British national.

  • Peter WeirDirector, Screenplay
  • C.J. KochScreenplay
  • David WilliamsonScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $6,000,000

  • Revenue

    $1,300,000

Keywords

  • civil war
  • dwarf
  • photography
  • journalism
  • embassy
  • indonesia
  • falling in love
  • jakarta indonesia
  • java, indonesia
  • 1960s
  • jakarta

Top Billed 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

Kuh Ledesma

Tiger Lily

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