| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
Guy Hamilton, an ambitious Australian reporter on his first overseas assignment, is befriended by a Eurasian cameraman, Billy Kwan, with connections in high places. Hamilton soon gains an entree to Indonesian Communist Party leaders, as well as insight into Jakarta's grim realities on the eve of a major political upheaval |
| Notes |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982 |
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From the novel by C.J. Koch |
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Special features include: interactive menus ; scene selection ; theatrical trailer |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Russell Boyd ; film editor, William Anderson ; original music by Maurice Jarre |
| Cast |
Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Bill Kerr, Michael Murphy, Linda Hunt, Noel Ferrier |
| Event |
Filmed in the Philippines and Australia |
| Notes |
DVD, region 1 |
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MPAA rating: PG |
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English (Dolby digital stereo), French (Dolby digital mono) and Spanish (Dolby digital mono) language soundtracks with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired |
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Academy Award, Best supporting actress, 1983 - Linda Hunt |
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Available to Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Koch, C. J. (Christopher J.), 1932-2013 -- Film adaptations.
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Journalists -- Indonesia -- Drama.
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| SUBJECT |
Indonesia -- History -- Coup d'état, 1965 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065753 -- Drama.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001612
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Film adaptations.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Weir, Peter, 1944-
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McElroy, Jim, 1946-
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Fields, Freddie.
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Williamson, David, 1942 February 24-
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Gibson, Mel.
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Weaver, Sigourney, 1949-
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Hunt, Linda, 1945-
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Kerr, Bill, 1922-2014.
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Murphy, Michael, 1938-
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Ferrier, Noel.
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Koch, C. J. (Christopher J.), 1932-2013.
Year of living dangerously
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0790744287 |
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9780790744285 |
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