The killing fields

The killing fields [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures ; Goldcrest and International Film Investors present an Enigma production ; director of photography, Chris Menges ; screenplay by Bruce Robinson ; produced by David Puttnam ; directed by Roland Joffé. - Widescreen version. - Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video [distributor, 2001] - 1 videodisc (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Based on the novel: The death and life of Dith Pran / by Sydney Schanberg. Originally released as motion picture in 1984. Special features: cast & crew; commentary by director Roland Joffeé; Dr. Haing S. Ngor; interactive menus; production notes; theatrical trailer; scene access.

Production designed by Roy Walker ; editor, Jim Clark ; associate producer, Iain Smith ; original music composed by Mike Oldfield. Production designed by Roy Walker ; editor, Jim Clark ; associate producer, Iain Smith ; original music composed by Mike Oldfield.

Sam Waterston (Sydney Schanberg), Dr. Haing S. Ngor (Dith Pran), John Malkovich (Al Rockoff), Julian Sands (Jon Swain), Craig T. Nelson (Military Attache), Spalding Gray (U.S. Consul), Bill Paterson (Dr. MacEntire), Athol Fugard (Dr. Sundesval), Graham Kennedy (Dougal).

Dith Pran is an aide, translator and friend of a journalist who is covering the war in Cambodia. He is eventually exiled to the labor camps in Cambodia's countryside, where he endures four years of starvation, torture and war before escaping to Thailand.

Rated R.


DVD; Region 1; Dolby surround stereo.


In English with optional subtitles in English or French; closed captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

Academy Awards: Best cinematography, Best film editing, Best supporting actor (Ngor).

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11419 Warner Home Video


Dith Pran, 1942-2008 --Drama.
Schanberg, Sydney H. 1934- --Drama.


Cambodia--History--1975-1979--Drama.


Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.

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