Plot
Guy Hamilton is a journalist on his first job as a foreign correspondent. His apparently humdrum assignment to Indonesia soon turns hot as President Sukarno electrifies the populace and frightens foreign powers. Guy soon is the hottest reporter on the story with the help of his photographer, half- Chinese dwarf Billy Kwan, who has gone native. Guy's affair with diplomat Jill Bryant also helps. Eventually Guy must face some major moral choices and the relationship between Billy and him reaches a crisis at the same time the politics of Indonesia does.
Written by
David Williamson, Peter Weir, C.J. Koch
Directed by
Peter Weir
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America, Australia
Production Companies
Freddie Fields Productions, United International Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, McElroy & McElroy
Languages
Italiano, English
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 14 nominations total