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The Killing Fields is a 1984 British biographical drama film about the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, which is based on the experiences of two journalists: Cambodian Dith Pran and American Sydney Schanberg. It was directed by Roland Joffé and produced by David Puttnam for his company Goldcrest Films.
- $14.4 million
- Mike Oldfield
- 2 November 1984
Feb 1, 1985 · A journalist and a local reporter survive the Cambodian genocide under the Khmer Rouge regime. Based on a true story, the film depicts the horrors of war, the friendship and the hope of two men.
- (58K)
- Roland Joffé
- R
- Biography, Drama, History
The Killing Fields (Khmer: វាលពិឃាត, Khmer pronunciation: [ʋiəl pikʰiət]) are a number of sites in Cambodia where collectively more than 1,000,000 people were killed and buried by the Communist Party of Kampuchea during Khmer Rouge rule of the country from 1975 to 1979, immediately after the end of the Cambodian Civil War ...
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg (Sam Waterston) is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran (Haing S. Ngor) and American photojournalist...
- (1.1K)
- Roland Joffé
- R
- Sam Waterston
A film based on the true story of a journalist who stayed with his friend in a Cambodian refugee camp during the Khmer Rouge regime. Ebert praises the film's human drama, its Asian locations, and its non-acting star, Dr. Haing S. Ngor.
The Killing Fields is a 1984 British biographical drama film about the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, which is based on the experiences of two journalists: Cambodian Dith Pran and American Sydney Schanberg. It was directed by Roland Joffé and produced by David Puttnam for his company Goldcrest Films.
Based on a true story, the film follows New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg and his interpreter Dith Pran as they witness and report on the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge regime. The film depicts the horrors of the "Year Zero" campaign that killed millions of people in Cambodia.
