The Year of Living Dangerously

1982

PG

1h 55m

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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.

Directors

Writers

Peter Weir(screenplay by)
C.J. Koch(screenplay by)
C.J. Koch(novel by)
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Mel Gibson
Guy Hamilton
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Sigourney Weaver
Jill Bryant
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Linda Hunt
Billy Kwan
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Michael Murphy
Pete Curtis
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Bill Kerr
Colonel Henderson
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Noel Ferrier
Wally O'Sullivan
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Paul Sonkkila
Kevin Condon
Kuh Ledesma
Tiger Lily
Hermino De Guzman
Immigration Officer
Joel Agona
Palace Guard
Coco Marantha
Pool Waiter

Directors

Writers

Peter Weir(screenplay by)
C.J. Koch(screenplay by)
C.J. Koch(novel by)

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Release date

December 17, 1982 (United States)

Country of origin

Australia

Languages

English
Indonesian
Tagalog

Production companies

McElroy & McElroy
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Box office

Budget

$6,000,000

Gross worldwide

$1,300,000

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