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The Year of Living Dangerously

Year:

1983

Duration:

115 min

Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

IMDB rate:

7.2

Director:

Peter Weir

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 8 wins & 15 nominations

Details

Country: Australia

Release Date: 1983-01-21

Filming Locations: Artransa Park Film Studios, Mobbs Lane, Epping, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Earnings

Budget: $13,000,000

Opening Weekend: $35,000 (USA) (21 January 1983)

Gross: $10,278,575 (USA) Filming Dates 1 March 1982 Copyright Holder MGM/UA Entertainment Company Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Linda Hunt

The Year of Living Dangerously

Mel Gibson

Guy Hamilton

Sigourney Weaver

Jill Bryant

Michael Murphy

Pete Curtis

William Henry Kerr

Colonel Henderson (as Bill Kerr)

Noel Ferrier

Wally O'Sullivan

Bembol Roco

Kumar

Paul Sonkkila

Kevin Condon

Ali Nur

Ali

Dominador Robridillo

Betjak Man

Joel Agona

Palace Guard

Mike Emperio

Sukarno

Bernardo Nacilla

Dwarf

Domingo Landicho

Hortono

Hermino De Guzman

Immigration Officer

Coco Marantha

Pool Waiter

Kuh Ledesma

Tiger Lily

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

Did you know?

Trivia

Prior to this film being made, director Phillip Noyce was also interested in directing a movie of C.J. Koch's "The Year of Living Dangerously" novel.

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Filming in Manila was halted after three weeks due to death threats to the production. Reportedly, these were directed to both actor Mel Gibson and director Peter Weir. The threats alleged that the film being made was intended to be anti-Islam. For the protection and safety of the cast and crew, the whole production moved to Sydney to complete principal photography. The move was costly and put a huge strain on the picture's art department.

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Breakthrough film role of actress Linda Hunt.

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Goofs

The rear window of Guy's car is smashed when the mob attacks it. The next shot is from inside the car, which shows the rear window still intact.

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When Guy runs toward Jill as she is leaving the party to keep her from going to Billy, his left hand is covered with blood. When he returns to Billy and puts his hand under Billy's head, there is no blood on his hand.

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The song by Richard Strauss is incorrectly listed in the end credits. It's "Beim Schlafengehen" ("Going to Sleep"), not "September." "September" is another of the "Four Last Songs" from which this one is taken; lyrics to both are by Herman Hesse.

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Quotes

Billy Kwan: Here, on the quiet page, I am the master.

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Billy Kwan: Most of us become children again when we enter the slums of Asia. And last night I watched you walk back into childhood. With all its opposite intensities: laughter and misery, the crazy and the grim, toy town and a city of fear.

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Jill Bryant: [remarking on one of Guy's articles] I found it a bit melodramatic. That's only my opinion, my flatmate was moved to tears. So, there you are.

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Faq

Is this film based on a book?

Yes, The Year of Living Dangerously was a 1978 novel by Christopher Koch, which was banned in Indonesia until 1998.

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