The Killing Fields (1984)

Movie Details

Original Title The Killing Fields

Original Language EN

Budget $14,400,000

Revenue $34,700,291

Status Released

Popularity 1.8

Cast

Sam Waterston

Sydney Schanberg

Popularity: 2.9

Haing S. Ngor

Dith Pran

Popularity: 0.3

John Malkovich

Al Rockoff

Popularity: 3.0

Julian Sands

Jon Swain

Popularity: 3.5

Craig T. Nelson

Military Attaché

Popularity: 10.0

Spalding Gray

U.S. Consul

Popularity: 2.4

Bill Paterson

Dr. MacEntire

Popularity: 6.1

Athol Fugard

Dr. Sundesval

Popularity: 0.2

Graham Kennedy

Dougal

Popularity: 0.8

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Katherine Krapum Chey

Ser Moeum (Pran's Wife)

Popularity: 0.1

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Oliver Pierpaoli

Titony (Pran's Son)

Popularity: 0.0

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Edward Entero Chey

Sarun

Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director Roland Joffé

Screenplay Bruce Robinson

Producer David Puttnam

Editor Jim Clark

Executive Producer Jake Eberts

Production

Goldcrest

Enigma Productions

International Film Investors

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10

Mar 27, 2022

Sam Waterston is New York Times journalist Sydney Schanberg on post in Cambodia as the civil war comes to it's violent, cruel conclusion. Working with local journalist Dith Pran (Haing S. Ngor) they report on the rapidly deteriorating situation. When the American forces evacuate, Pran manages to get ... Read more

Filipe Manuel Neto 10/10

Sep 4, 2023

**A remarkable film that deserves to be viewed and that recalls a barbaric moment in the history of a country.** When there's a war, there's bound to be a film about what happened during that same war. Human conflicts have always fueled the film industry. It's something instinctive, we are attrac ... Read more

Wuchak 7/10

Dec 18, 2024

**_When a Southeast Asian country decides to reset to Year Zero_** Just after the USA withdraws from Vietnam, the Khmer Rouge overtakes Phnom Penh in April, 1975 as an American journalist (Sam Waterston) is forced to leave his Cambodian buddy behind (Haing S. Ngor). The latter has no choice but t ... Read more