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The killing fields [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures ; Goldcrest and International Film Investors present an Enigma production ; screenplay by Bruce Robinson ; produced by David Puttnam ; directed by Roland Joffé. - Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video [distributor, 2001] - 1 videodisc (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally released as motion picture in 1984. Based on the novel: The death and life of Dith Pran / by Sydney Schanberg. Special features: cast & crew; commentary by director Roland Joffeé; Dr. Haing G. Ngor; interactive menus; production notes; theatrical trailer; scene access.

Director of photography, Chris Menges; editor, Jim Clark; original music, Mike Oldfield. Director of photography, Chris Menges; editor, Jim Clark; original music, Mike Oldfield.

Sam Waterston, Dr. Haing S. Ngor, Craig T. Nelson, John Malkovich, Athol Fugard.

Dith Pran is an aide, translator and friend of a journalist who is 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.

Rated R.


DVD; Dolby surround stereo; widescreen version enhanced for widescreen TVs.


In English with optional subtitles in English or French; closed captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

Academy Awards: Best cinematography, Best film editing, Best supporting actor (Ngor).

ISBN: 0790749424 : $24.99

Standard No.: 085391141921

Publisher. No.: 11419 Warner Home Video

Source: Midwest Tapes http://midwesttapes.com

Subjects--Personal Names:
Dith Pran, 1942-2008 --Drama.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Cambodia--History--1975-1979.--Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Feature films.
War films.

LC Class. No.: PN1997 / .K55 2001