THE KILLING FIELDS (WIDESCREEN) [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1984
• Genre: Drama, War
• Plot: 'A haunting study in human courage. Dynamic, jolting and emothinally charged.' --Kathleen Carroll, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS; ; ; When the Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh in 1975, many thought the killing would end. Instead it started a long nightmare in which three million Cambodians would die in the 'killing fields.' 'The Killing Fields' is an epic story of friendship and survival produced by David Puttnam (Chariots of Fire) and directed by Roland Joffe (The Mission). Sam Waterston plays Sydney Schanberg, whose war coverage entraps him and other hournalists. Dr. Haing S. Ngor is Dith Pran, Schanberg's aide and friend who saves them from execution. But Pran is sentenced to labor camps, enduringstarvation and torture vefore escaping to Thailand. Ngor also endured Khmer Rouge atrocities and saw his moving, Academy Award-winning* portrayal of Pran (one of the film's three Oscars*) as a way of bring his nation's tragic ordeal to light. *1984: Best Supporting Actor(Ngor), Cinematography (Chris Menges) and Film Editiing (Jim Clark).
• Cast: Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich, Julian Sands, Craig T. Nelson, Spalding Gray, Bill Paterson, Athol Fugard, Graham Kennedy, Katherine Krapum Chey, Oliver Pierpaoli, Edward Entero Chey, Tom Bird, Monirak Sisowath, Lambool Dtangpaibool, Ira Wheeler, David Henry, Patrick Malahide, Nell Campbell, Joan Harris, Joanna Merlin, Jay Barney, Mark Long, Sayo Inaba, Mow Leng, Chinsaure Sar, Hout Ming Tran, Thach Suon, Neevy Pal, Charles Bodycomb, Roland Joffé
• Director: Roland Joffé
• Runtime: 2:21
• Company: Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Home Video, Goldcrest, International Film Investors, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie