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 Joff? ('The Mission'). Sam Waterston plays Sydney Schanberg, whose war coverage entraps him and other journalists. Dr. Haing S. Ngor is Dith Pran, Schanberg's aide and friend who saves them from execution. But Pran is sentenced to labor camps, enduring starvation and torture before 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 bringing his nation's tragic ordeal to light.
Released:
Tue, 05/16/2000
Format Aspect Ratio:
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
Dolby Surround
Actors:
Sam Waterston - Sydney Schanberg
Actors:
Haing S. Ngor - Dith Pran
Actors:
Craig T. Nelson - Major Reeves, Military Attache
Actors:
John Malkovich - Al Rockoff, Photographer
Actors:
Athol Fugard - Dr. Sundesval
Actors:
Julian Sands - Jon Swain
Actors:
Spalding Gray - United States Consul
Actors:
Bill Paterson - Dr. MacEntire
Actors:
Graham Kennedy - Dougal
Actors:
Katherine Krapum Chey - Ser Moeum: Dith Pran's Wife
Actors:
Oliver Pierpaoli - Titony: Dith Pran's Son
Actors:
Edward Entero Chey - Sarun, Sydney's Driver
Actors:
Tom Bird - US Military Advisor
Actors:
Monirak Sisowath - Phat: Khmer Rouge Leader: 2nd Village
Actors:
Lambool Dtangpaibool - Phat's Son
Actors:
Ira Wheeler - Ambassador Wade
Actors:
David Henry - France
Actors:
Patrick Malahide - Morgan
Actors:
Nell Campbell - Beth
Actors:
Joan Harris - TV Interviewer
Actors:
Joanna Merlin - Sydney Schanberg's Sister
Actors:
Jay Barney - Sydney Schanberg's Father
Actors:
Mark Long - Noaks
Actors:
Sayo Imaba - Mrs. Noaks
Actors:
Mow Leng - Sirik Matah
Actors:
Chinsaure Sar - Arresting Officer
Actors:
Hout Ming Tran - Khmer Rouge Cadre: 1st Village
Actors:
Thach Suon - Sahn
Actors:
Charles Bodycomb - Jeep Driver
