The Killing fields
Goldcrest Films & Television Ltd.; produced by David Putnam; directed by Roland Joffe
- Resource Type:
- VHS Video
- Publication:
- Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [1986]
- Copyright:
- ©1986
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- Summary:
- Dith Pran is an aid, translator and friend of two journalists who are covering the war in Cambodia. He is eventually exiled to the labor camps in Cambodia's countryside, where he endures four years of starvation, torture and war before escaping to Thailand.
- Contributors:
- Malkovich, John , actor
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
- Main Work:
- Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Death and life of Dith Pran [by Schanberg, S.H.]
- Subjects:
- Genres:
- Performers:
- Cast: Sam Waterston, Dr. Haing S. Ngor, Craig T. Nelson, John Malkovich, Athol Fugard.
- Production Credits:
- Screenplay, Bruce Robinson ; music, Mike Oldfield ; cinematography, Chris Menges ; editor, Jim Clark.
- General Notes:
- Closed-captioned.
Based on the novel "The Death and Life of Dith Pran" by Sydney Schanberg.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
VHS format.
Rated R.
Golden Globes, 1985: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Haing S. Ngor).
Academy Awards, 1985: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Haing S. Ngor); Best Cinematography (Chris Menges); Best Film Editing (Jim Clark). - Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (142 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- polyester; 1/2 in.; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- analog; magnetic; mono
- Video Characteristics:
- VHS; NTSC
- Call Numbers:
- MV 6118
- Other Standard Numbers:
- Publisher Number, Warner Home Video: 11419
- OCLC Numbers:
- 18541815
