The Year of Living Dangerously

Based On the book by Christopher Koch

The Year of Living Dangerously is a 1982 romantic drama film directed by Peter Weir and co-written by Weir and David Williamson. It was adapted from Christopher Koch's 1978 novel The Year of Living Dangerously. The story is about a love affair set in Indonesia during the overthrow of President Sukarno. It follows a group of foreign correspondents in Jakarta during the weeks leading up to the attempted coup by the 30 September Movement in 1965.

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Release date:

December 16, 1982

Director:

Peter Weir

Cast:

Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt, Michael Murphy, Bill Kerr

Genre:

Romance, Drama, War

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Year page:

1982 in adaptations