The Year of Living Dangerously
A love caught in the fire of revolution.
1982 | 115m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Peter Weir |
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| Writer: | C.J. Koch, Peter Weir, David Williamson |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 17, 1982 |
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| Director: | Peter Weir |
| Writer: | C.J. Koch, Peter Weir, David Williamson |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | civil war, indonesia, jakarta, embassy, 1960s, dwarf, falling in love, photography, journalism, jakarta indonesia, java, indonesia |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, McElroy & McElroy, Freddie Fields Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,300,000
Budget: $6,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mel Gibson | Guy Hamilton |
| Sigourney Weaver | Jill Bryant |
| Linda Hunt | Billy Kwan |
| Michael Murphy | Pete Curtis |
| Bill Kerr | Colonel Henderson |
| Noel Ferrier | Wally O'Sullivan |
| Bembol Roco | Kumar |
| Paul Sonkkila | Kevin Condon |
| Domingo Landicho | Hartono |
| Kuh Ledesma | Tiger Lily |
| Hermino De Guzman | Immigration Officer |
| Ali Nur | Ali |
| Dominador Robridillo | Betjak Man |
| Joel Agona | Palace Guard |
| Mike Emperio | Sukarno |
| Bernardo Nacilla | Dwarf |
| Coco Marantha | Pool Waiter |
| Norma Uatuhan | Ibu |
| Lito Tolentino | Udin |
| Cecily Polson | Moira |
| David Oyang | Hadji |
| Mark Egerton | Embassy Aide |
| Joonee Gamboa | Naval Officer |
| Pudji Waseso | Officer in Cafe |
| Joel Lamangan | Security Man No. 1 |
| Mario Layco | Security Man No. 2 |
| Jabo Djohansjan | Doctor |
| Agoes Widjaya Soedjarwo | Roadblock Soldier (as Agus Widjaja) |
| Chris Quivak | Airport Official |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| C.J. Koch | Novel, Screenplay |
| Peter Weir | Director, Screenplay |
| Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |
| William M. Anderson | Editor |
| Herbert Pinter | Art Direction |
| Nixon Binney | Camera Operator |
| Gary Wilkins | Sound Recordist |
| Elaine Crowther | Production Accountant |
| Mark Egerton | First Assistant Director, Production Supervisor |
| Chris Webb | Second Assistant Director |
| Brian Bansgrove | Gaffer |
| Ray Brown | Key Grip |
| Anthony Jones | Costume Supervisor |
| Cheryl Williams | Hairstylist |
| Alison Barrett | Casting |
| Jose Angeles | Assistant Director |
| Ulysses Formanez | Assistant Director |
| Robert Woolcott | Assistant Director |
| Phil Heywood | Sound Mixer |
| Ron Purvis | Sound Recordist |
| Danny Dominguez | Special Effects |
| Peter West | Stunt Driver |
| Moya Iceton | Continuity |
| Mark J. Wasiutak | Boom Operator |
| Michael Bourchier | Third Assistant Director |
| Paul Gantner | Best Boy Electric |
| Terry Ryan | Costume Design |
| Judy Lovell | Makeup Artist |
| Anni Browning | Assistant Art Director |
| Jim Townley | Still Photographer |
| Wayne Barry | First Assistant Director |
| Ken Richardson | Assistant Director |
| Peter Fenton | Dialogue Editor |
| Spencer Lee | Sound Engineer |
| Andrew Steuart | Sound Editor |
| Roger Cowland | Visual Effects |
| Fran Burke | Title Designer |
| Russell Boyd | Director of Photography |
| David Williamson | Screenplay |
| John Seale | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Carolynne Cunningham | Production Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jim McElroy | Producer |
| Freddie Fields | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | Melanie Griffith | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actress | Melanie Griffith | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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