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The Killing Fields. (film) 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.
Feb 1, 1985 · Based on a true story, The Killing Fields follows a New York Times journalist and his local colleague in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime. The film depicts the horrors of the genocide, the friendship and the escape of the two journalists.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Roland Joffé
- 1985-02-01
The Killing Fields ( Khmer: វាលពិឃាត, Khmer pronunciation: [ʋiəl pikʰiət]) are sites in Cambodia where collectively more than 1,300,000 people were killed and buried by the Communist Party of Kampuchea during Khmer Rouge rule from 1975-79, immediately after the end of the Cambodian Civil War (1970–75). The mass killings ...
A film based on the true story of a New York Times correspondent and his Cambodian friend during the Khmer Rouge regime. The review praises the film's non-Hollywood structure, its realistic portrayal of the characters and the historical events, and the performances of Sam Waterston and Dr. Haing S. Ngor.
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 ...
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- Roland Joffé
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- Sam Waterston
IMDb provides the full list of cast and crew members for the 1984 film The Killing Fields, directed by Roland Joffé and based on a true story. See the names, roles, and credits of actors, writers, producers, and more.
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Winner of 3 Academy Awards! A New York Times reporter and his Cambodian aide are harrowingly trapped in Cambodia's 1975 Khmer Rouge revolution. Sam Waterston...
