The Year of Living Dangerously 42 years old

A love caught in the fire of revolution.

The Year of Living Dangerously

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.

Credits

The Year of Living Dangerously Cast

Name Character
Sigourney Weaver She was 33, now 75 years old as Jill Bryant
Linda Hunt She was 37, now 79 years old as Billy Kwan
Mel Gibson He was 27, now 68 years old as Guy Hamilton
Michael Murphy He was 44, 80 years old when he died as Pete Curtis
Noel Ferrier He was 52, 66 years old when he died as Wally O'Sullivan
Joonee Gamboa He was 46, now 88 years old as Naval Officer
Mark Egerton He was 36, now 77 years old as Embassy Aide
Cecily Polson as Moira
Bill Kerr He was 60, now 102 years old as Colonel Henderson
Paul Sonkkila He was 16, 16 years old when he died as Kevin Condon
Joel Lamangan He was 30, now 72 years old as Security Man No. 1
Bembol Roco He was 29, now 71 years old as Kumar

The Year of Living Dangerously Crew

Name Department
Maurice Jarre as Original Music Composer. He was 58 (84) years old when He died Sound
William Anders as Editor. He was 49 (now 91) years old Editing
Jim McElroy as Producer. He was 36 (now 78) years old Production
C.J. Koch as Screenplay. Writing
C.J. Koch as Novel. Writing
Peter Weir as Director. He was 38 (now 80) years old Directing
Peter Weir as Screenplay. He was 38 (now 80) years old Writing
David Williamson as Screenplay. He was 40 (now 82) years old Writing
Russell Boyd as Director of Photography. He was 38 (now 80) years old Camera
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The Year of Living Dangerously (42 years)

A love caught in the fire of revolution.

  • Release day: Friday, December 17, 1982
  • Runtime: 115 minutes
  • Budget: 6000000.00
  • Revenue: 1317657.00