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The Killing Fields(Movie, 1984)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 22min | Genres: Drama, History, War
The Killing FieldsRating: 3.8/5 (with 310310 votes)
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. Sam Waterston stars as Schanberg, Haing S. Ngor as Pran, and John Malkovich as Al Rockoff. The adaptation for the screen was written by Bruce Robinson; the musical score was written by Mike Oldfield and orchestrated by David Bedford. The film was a success at the box office and an instant hit with critics. At the 57th Academy Awards it received seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture; it won three, most notably Best Supporting Actor for Haing S. Ngor, who had no previous acting experience, as well as Best Cinematography and Best ... ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Killing Fields

Silver Nugget for The Best Foreign Film Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Film Editing National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

About The Killing Fields

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.

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The Killing Fields ≣ 1984 ≣ Trailer(Trailer, 2:21)

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: Cambodia
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), French (FR), Khmer (KM), Russian (RU)
Translated into 28 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 02/22/1985 (World premiere: 11/23/1984)
Appearing Characters: Sydney Schanberg, Dith Pran, Al Rockoff, Jon Swain
Director: Roland Joffé
Screenwriter: Bruce Robinson
Film Editor: Jim Clark
Director of Photography: Chris Menges
Composer: Mike Oldfield
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"La Déchirure"
"Los gritos del silencio"
"Urla del silenzio"
"キリング・フィールド"
"Los gritos del silencio"
"Velden des Doods"
"Dødsmarkene"
"Поля смерти"
"Dödens fält"

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