the killing fields (movie)

The Killing Fields (1984) is an award-winning dramatic British film based on the experiences of Dith Pran, journalist and survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime and American journalist Sydney Schanberg. The film, which won three Academy Awards, was directed by Roland Joff and stars Sam Waterston as Schanberg, Haing S. Ngor as Dith Pran, John Malkovich, and Julian Sands. The adaptation for the screen was written by Bruce Robinson (Withnail and I) for which he received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations as well as a BAFTA award. Ngor won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role; cinematographer Chris Menges won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. The film also won for Best Editing. The soundtrack is by Mike Oldfield. In 1986, actor Spalding Gray, who had a small role in the movie, created Swimming to Cambodia, an acclaimed monologue (later filmed by Jonathan Demme) based upon his experiences making The Killing Fields.

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