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Killing Fields, The (1984)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Athol Fugard Dr. Sundesval
Spalding Gray United States consul
Graham Kennedy Dougal
Katherine Krapum Chey Ser Moeum: Dith Pran's wife
John Malkovich Alan 'Al' Rockoff, Photographer
Craig T. Nelson Major Reeves, Military Attache
Bill Paterson Dr. MacEntire
Haing S. Ngor Dith Pran
Julian Sands Jon Swain
Sam Waterston Sydney Schanberg
Movie Details
Genre Drama; History; War
Director Roland Joffe; Roland Joffé
Producer David Puttnam; Iain Smith
Writer Bruce Robinson
Studio Warner Bros.
Language English
Audience Rating R
Running Time 2 hr 21 mins
Country UK
Color Color
IMDb Rating 8.0
Plot
Every so often, there is a film that is destined to be talked about and remembered for years to come.

When the Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh in 1975, many thought the killing would end. Instead it started a long nightmare in which three million Cambodians would die in the "killing fields."

The Killing Fields is an epic story of friendship and survival produced by David Puttnam (Chariots of Fire) and directed by Roland Joffe (The Mission). Sam Waterston plays Sydney Schanberg, whose war coverage entraps him and other journalists. Dr. Haing S. Ngor is Dith Pran, Schanberg's aide and friend who saves them from execution. But Pran is sentenced to labor camps, enduring starvation and torture before escaping to Thailand. Ngor also endured Khmer Rouge atrocities and saw his moving, Academy Award®-winning portrayal of Pran (one of the film's three Oscars®) as a way of bringing his nation's tragic ordeal to light.
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 533
Collection Status In Collection
Links DVD Empire
IMDB
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
UPC (Barcode) 085391141921
Chapters 47
Release Date 3/13/2001
Subtitles English; French
Packaging Snap Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Feature-Length Audio Commentary by Director Roland Joffe
Interactive Menus
Production Notes
Theatrical Trailer
Scene Access