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The Killing Fields (1984)

R 142 min - Drama, History, War, Biography - 2 November 1984
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The Killing Fields tells the real-life story of a friendship between two journalists, an American and a Cambodian, during the bloody Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia in 1975, which led to the death of 2-3 million Cambodians during the next four years, until Pol Pot's regime was toppled by the intervening Vietnamese in 1979.

Director:  Roland Joffé
Stars:  Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, Craig T. Nelson, John Malkovich, Athol Fugard, Julian Sands, Spalding Gray, Bill Paterson, Graham Kennedy, Katherine Krapum Chey, Oliver Pierpaoli, Edward Entero Chey, Tom Bird, Monirak Sisowath, Lambool Dtangpaibool, Ira Wheeler, David Henry, Patrick Malahide, Nell Campbell, Joan Harris, Joanna Merlin, Jay Barney, Mark Long, Sayo Inaba, Mow Leng, Chinsaure Sa, Hout Ming Tran, Thach Suon, Neevy Pal

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The Killing Fields tells the real-life story of a friendship between two journalists, an American and a Cambodian, during the bloody Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia in 1975, which led to the death of 2-3 million Cambodians during the next four years, until Pol Pot's regime was toppled by the intervening Vietnamese in 1979.


Collections: Roland Joffé

Tagline: Here, only the silent survive.

Genres: Drama, History, War, Biography

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Country:   United Kingdom
Language:  Khmer, English, French, Russian
Release Date:  2 November 1984

Box Office

Budget:  $14,400,000
Revenue:  $34,700,291

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 22 min
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