Killing Fields, The (DVD)

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 Joffe (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 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.

• UPC: 888574446215
• Release: 2016-11-22
• Content Provider: Warner
• Runtime: 142:00
• Genre: Drama
• Language: English
• Format: DVD-NTSC
• Screen:
• Aspect: ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 1.85:1, 16 X 9 LETTERBOX
• Rating: R
• Audio: DOLBY SURROUND STEREO - English
• Color/BW: Color
• Special Features:
• Copyright: (c) 1984 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
• Number of Discs: 1
• Disc Format: DVD

Starring:

Sam Waterston
Haing S. Ngor
Julian Sands
John Malkovich
Athol Fugard
Craig T. Nelson
Graham Kennedy
Bill Paterson
Spalding Gray

Written by:

Bruce Robinson

Directed by:

Roland JoffA(c)

Produced by:

David Puttnam