The Killing Fields
Here, only the silent survive.
19842h 22mNo ratings yet
- Drama
- War
- History
Overview
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.
Keywords
- genocide
- based on novel or book
- 1970s
- evacuation
- based on true story
- brutality
- civil war
- photographer
- mass murder
- journalist
- vietnam
- embassy
- cambodia
- violence
- communism
- national socialist party
- pulitzer prize
- killing fields
- red khmer
- pol pot
- khmer rouge
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 23, 1984
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- Khmer, French, Russian, English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Cast
- Sam Waterston,Haing S. Ngor,John Malkovich,Julian Sands,Craig T. Nelson,Spalding Gray,Bill Paterson,Athol Fugard,Graham Kennedy,Katherine Krapum Cheyand 21 more
- Director
- Roland Joffé
- Writer
- Bruce Robinson
- Producer
- David Puttnam
- Cinematography
- Chris Menges
- Music
- Mike Oldfield
- Budget
- $14,400,000
- Revenue
- $34,700,291
- IMDb
- tt0087553