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German poster for The Year of Living Dangerously

1982

German poster for The Year of Living Dangerously

1982

  • NFSA IDAM8WC6D7
  • TypeFilm
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormPoster
  • GenresDrama
  • Year1982

When marketed to international audiences, posters for Australian films can be wildly different – leaning into aspects of the movie that aren't part of the Australian poster. Sometimes, though, they are very similar, as with this German poster for Peter Weir's 1982 film The Year of Living Dangerously. In it, the Germans raised the stakes by changing the title to A Year in Hell! but, aside from that change, the graphic design of this international release closely mirrors the Australian and US posters. This suggests that the film's key elements – stars Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver, and red protest imagery – had similar appeal to the audiences of those countries.

When marketed to international audiences, posters for Australian films can be wildly different – leaning into aspects of the movie that aren't part of the Australian poster. Sometimes, though, they are very similar, as with this German poster for Peter Weir's 1982 film The Year of Living Dangerously. In it, the Germans raised the stakes by changing the title to A Year in Hell! but, aside from that change, the graphic design of this international release closely mirrors the Australian and US posters. This suggests that the film's key elements – stars Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver, and red protest imagery – had similar appeal to the audiences of those countries.

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    Noel Stapleton and Bob Peak
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