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Title: The Killing Fields (1984)
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Cast
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| Sam Waterston | ... | ||
| Haing S. Ngor | ... |
Dith Pran
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| John Malkovich | ... |
Al Rockoff
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| Julian Sands | ... | ||
| Craig T. Nelson | ... |
Military Attaché
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| Spalding Gray | ... |
U.S. Consul
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Dr. MacEntire
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Athol Fugard | ... |
Dr. Sundesval
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Dougal
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Katherine Krapum Chey | ... |
Ser Moeum (Pran's Wife)
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Oliver Pierpaoli | ... |
Titony (Pran's Son)
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Edward Entero Chey | ... |
Sarun
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Tom Bird | ... |
U.S. Military Advisor
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Monirak Sisowath | ... |
Phat (K.R. Leader 2nd Village)
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Lambool Dtangpaibool | ... |
Phat's Son
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Sydney Schanberg is a New York Times journalist covering the civil war in Cambodia. Together with local representative Dith Pran, they cover some of the tragedy and madness of the war. When the American forces leave, Dith Pran sends his family with them, but stays behind himself to help Schanberg cover the event. As an American, Schanberg won't have any trouble leaving the country, but the situation is different for Pran; he's a local, and the Khmer Rouge are moving in. Written by Murray Chapman <[email protected]>
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khmer rouge | cambodia | new york times | communist | crime against humanity |Taglines:
He was a reporter for the New York Times whose coverage of the Cambodian War would win him a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting. But the friend who made it possible was half the world away with his life in great danger... This is the story of war and friendship, the anguish of a country and of one man's will to live. See more »Certificate:
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UKRelease Date:
23 November 1984 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Los gritos del silencio See more »Box Office
Budget:
$14,400,000 (estimated)Gross:
$34,600,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Goldcrest Films International, International Film Investors, Enigma Productions See more »
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Sydney Schanberg: Cambodia. To many westerners it seemed a paradise. Another world, a secret world. But the war in neighboring Vietnam burst its borders, and the fighting soon spread to neutral Cambodia. In 1973 I went to cover this side-show struggle as a foreign correspondent of the New York Times. It was there, in the war-torn country side amidst the fighting between government troops and the Khmer Rouge guerrillas, that I met my guide and interpreter, Dith Pran, a man who was to change my life ...
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(from Puccini's opera "Turandot")
Performed by Franco Corelli
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Orchestra del Teatro dell Opera Di Roma
Conducted by Francesco Molinari Pradelli
Courtesy of EMI Records Limited
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One attack scene which shows a girl sitting on the back of a cart with her hands over her ears and crying. In real life, the girl actually had a happy disposition and director Roland Joffé was having difficulty getting her to cry. Finally, the Thai interpreter told her that she and everyone else (cast and crew) would have to stay there and couldn't go home. The girl burst into tears and the shot was achieved. See more »Goofs
During the scenes depicting the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia, the Vietnamese airplanes shown are American T-33s and the Vietnamese tanks are American M-47s, neither of which would have been in the Vietnamese inventory. They would, however, have been in the inventory of Thailand (Royal Thai Air Force and Royal Thai Army), where the exterior shots were filmed. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Sydney Schanberg: Cambodia. To many westerners it seemed a paradise. Another world, a secret world. But the war in neighboring Vietnam burst its borders, and the fighting soon spread to neutral Cambodia. In 1973 I went to cover this side-show struggle as a foreign correspondent of the New York Times. It was there, in the war-torn country side amidst the fighting between government troops and the Khmer Rouge guerrillas, that I met my guide and interpreter, Dith Pran, a man who was to change my life ...
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Nessun dorma(from Puccini's opera "Turandot")
Performed by Franco Corelli
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Orchestra del Teatro dell Opera Di Roma
Conducted by Francesco Molinari Pradelli
Courtesy of EMI Records Limited
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I saw this film a while back and just saw it again on TV. If you are interested in seeing a great, tense drama this is a good start. Honest and unapologetic directing from Roland Joffe and fine performances from Sam Waterston & John Malkovich (plus nicely played small parts by Craig T. Nelson & Spalding Gray.) Above all of them, however, is Haing S. Ngor as Dith Pran, the Cambodian journalist assisting the New York Times reporter played by Waterston during the conflicts in Cambodia around the time of the Vietnam war. This was Ngor's first film and had no previous acting experience. Quite a performance from Ngor, earning a well deserved Academy Award. Interesting note, Ngor himself led a very similar life to his character. Wonderfully touching film, you should see it.