A Dangerous Life | |
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Written by | David Williamson |
Directed by | Robert Markowitz |
Starring | |
Music by | Brian May |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original languages | English Filipino |
Production | |
Producer | Hal McElroy |
Cinematography | James Bartle |
Editors | Michael Honey and Tony Kavanagh |
Running time | 6 hours (HBO cable tv); 162 minutes (television) |
Production company | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
Original release | |
Release | 27 November 1988 |
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The Four Day Revolution (broadcast in the Philippines as A Dangerous Life) is a 1988 Australian television film directed by Robert Markowitz and written by David Williamson. The story is about the journey and the love affair of an American foreign correspondent set during the final years of Ferdinand Marcos' dictatorship in the Philippines, from the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr. in 1983 to the People Power Revolution in 1986, as well as other key events that led to the ouster of Marcos.
The film stars Gary Busey as American news correspondent Tony O'Neill, and Rebecca Gilling as his estranged journalist wife Angie. It also stars Tessie Tomas as Imelda Marcos and Laurice Guillen as Corazon Aquino, whose performances received critical acclaim. It was shot on location in Manila, Philippines; Colombo, Sri Lanka; and Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, Australia.