The Year of Living Dangerously backdrop

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Quick Info

Rating

6.7/10

Release1982

Runtime1h 54m

StatusReleased

Budget$6,000,000

Revenue$13,200,000

Production

McElroy & McElroy

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Freddie Fields Productions

Movie

The Year of Living Dangerously

1982

1h 54m

6.7

Romance

Drama

Synopsis

A young Australian reporter tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia during the rule of President Sukarno with the help of a diminutive photographer.

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