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An American journalist and a Cambodian journalist are caught up in the Khmer Rouge revolution in Cambodia. The film tells the story of one of the most brutal chapters in 20th Century history.Product Identifiers
EAN0044007805923
eBay Product ID (ePID)3945897
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleThe Killing Fields
ActorCraig T. Nelson, Julian Sands, Sam Waterston, John Malkovich, Haing S. Ngor, Spalding Gray
DirectorRoland Joffe
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
Release Year2001
FeaturesTrailer - 1. Original Theatrical\Scene Selection\Filmography - 1. Director\Additional Text - Historical events in Cambodia
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
ReviewsVariety - ...Intelligent....[The] picture is terrifically successful in physically evoking its time and place..., New York Times - ...Great care and respect....The performances are uniformly fine...
FeaturedAthol Fugard
Additional InformationRoland Joffe's unflinching drama recounts the true story of New York Times journalist Sidney Schanberg (Sam Waterston) and Cambodian journalist and translator Dith Pran (Haing S. Ngor), who found themselves trapped in the nightmare of the Khmer Rouge revolution in Cambodia. While stationed in Phnom Penh in the early 1970s, Schanberg and Pran become close friends and confidants, negotiating and writing many groundbreaking stories. When the ruling Lon Nol government is overthrown by the Khmer Rouge, the country is turned upside down--killing is common in the streets, and children become gun-toting informants. Schanberg is forced to flee the country, with his fellow American photographer Al Rockoff (John Malkovich) and British journalist Jon Swain (Julian Sands). Despite their exhaustive efforts to free Pran, they have no choice but to leave him behind. Pran is forced to endure excruciating agony at the Pol Pot death camps, where any shred of individuality or dissent is beaten out of the prisoners. After years of brutal torture, Pran manages to escape and begins a long odyssey to Thailand and the border refugee camps. As Pran struggles to stay alive, Schanberg endures life in New York wracked with guilt over the loss of his good friend, desperately attempting to locate him. This haunting drama is epic in its portrayal of a war-torn country devastated by mass genocide. Images of both great horror and beauty resonate with awesome power and honesty. Joffe's first film features superb performances from a first-rate ensemble of actors, including Waterston, Sands, Malkovich, and Ngor in an Oscar-winning role.
Movie/TV TitleThe Killing Fields
Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0
AwardsBest Actor In A Supporting Role 1984 - Haing S. Ngor