Romance ·Drama · Australia · 1982 · 1h 54m

The Year of Living Dangerously

The Year of Living Dangerously poster
Director
Peter Weir
Cast
Mel Gibson as Guy Hamilton Sigourney Weaver as Jill Bryant Linda Hunt as Billy Kwan Michael Murphy as Pete Curtis Bill Kerr as Colonel Henderson Noel Ferrier as Wally O'Sullivan
Crew
Russell Boyd — Director of Photography William M. Anderson — Editor Maurice Jarre — Original Music Composer Peter Weir — Screenplay C.J. Koch — Screenplay David Williamson — Screenplay
Tagline

A love caught in the fire of revolution.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Year of Living Dangerously — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
civil wardwarfphotographyjournalismembassyindonesiafalling in lovejakarta indonesiajava, indonesia1960sjakarta
Key Collaborators
Peter Weir Director Russell Boyd Director of Photography William M. Anderson Editor Maurice Jarre Original Music Composer Peter Weir Screenplay C.J. Koch Screenplay David Williamson Screenplay C.J. Koch Novel Jim McElroy Producer Terry Ryan Costume Design
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