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The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

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A love caught in the fire of revolution.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Peter Weir
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    Guy Hamilton Mel Gibson
  • Profile picture of Sigourney Weaver
    Jill Bryant Sigourney Weaver
  • Profile picture of Linda Hunt
    Billy Kwan Linda Hunt
  • Profile picture of Michael Murphy
    Pete Curtis Michael Murphy
  • Profile picture of Bill Kerr
    Colonel Henderson Bill Kerr
  • Profile picture of Noel Ferrier
    Wally O'Sullivan Noel Ferrier
  • Profile picture of Bembol Roco
    Kumar Bembol Roco
  • Profile picture of Paul Sonkkila
    Kevin Condon Paul Sonkkila

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Keywords

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