The Killing Fields overview
Overall Rating
Total Ratings: 1
Synopsis:
The Killing Fields is a romanticized adaptation of an eyewitness magazine story by New York Times correspondent Sidney Schanberg. Covering the U.S. pullout from Vietnam in 1975, Schanberg (Sam Waterston) relies on his Cambodian friend and translator Dith Pran (Haing S. Ngor) for inside information. Schanberg has an opportunity to rescue Dith Pran when the U.S. army evacuates all Cambodian citizens; instead, the reporter coerces his friend to remain behind to continue sending him news flashes.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Roland Joffé
- Studio: International Film Investors, Goldcrest Films International, Warner Brothers, Enigma Productions
- Year: 1984
- Run Time: 142 minutes
- Country: UK
- Language: French, Khmer, English
- MPAA Rating: R
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Drama
- Filmed in: Color
