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The killing fields  Cover Image DVD DVD

The killing fields / produced by David Puttnam ; screenwriter, Bruce Robinson ; director, Roland Joff©Øe.

Robinson, Bruce, 1946- (screenwriter.). Puttnam, David, 1941- (film producer.). Joff©Øe, Roland, 1945- (film director.). Ngor, Haing, (actor.). Nelson, Craig T., (actor.). Waterston, Sam, (actor.). Malkovich, John, (actor.). Schanberg, Sydney H. (Sydney Hillel), 1934-2016 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Death and life of Dith Pran. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm), (publisher.). Haing Ngor, Craig T. Nelson, Sam Waterston, John Malkovich, Julian Sands, Spalding Gray, Bill Paterson. (Cast).

Summary:

The story of New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg's friendship with a Cambodian interpreter, Dith Pran, during the time of the 1975 Khmer Rouge revolution.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Burbank, CA] : [Warner Home Video], [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Special Features: feature-length audio commentary by Director Roland Joff©Øe - theatrical trailer
Adapted from "The death and life of Dith Pran" by Sydney Schanberg in the New York Times Magazine.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
Widescreen (1.85:1).
Participant or Performer Note:
Haing Ngor, Craig T. Nelson, Sam Waterston, John Malkovich, Julian Sands, Spalding Gray, Bill Paterson.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: R.
System Details Note:
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1).
Language Note:
Subtitles in English & French (Main feature. Bonus Materials/Trailer may not be subtitled).
Subject: Dith Pran, 1942-2008 > Drama.
Schanberg, Sydney H. (Sydney Hillel), 1934-2016 > Drama.
Cambodia > History > 1975-1979 > Drama.
Political atrocities > Cambodia > Drama.
Political persecution > Cambodia > Drama.
Journalists > Drama.
Cambodia > Social conditions > Drama.
Genre: Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
War films.
Feature films.
Topic Heading: DVD.
Rated R.


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