Review of The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) by Dan C — 29 Oct 2012

Exotic love and war, guns and poetry, this delivers all the right ingrediends for to cook up a truly terrific war drama.

This review of The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) was written by Dan C on 29 Oct 2012.

The Year of Living Dangerously has generally received positive reviews.

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