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The Killing Fields

Here, only the silent survive.

7.5(873)19842h 22m8

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.

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Status
Released
Budget
$14.4M
Box office
$34.7M
Language
English
  • journalist
  • vietnam
  • cambodia
  • civil war
  • based on novel or book
  • photographer
  • mass murder
  • 1970s
  • evacuation
  • embassy
  • national socialist party
  • killing fields

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • Theatrical1 Nov 1985
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York City, New York2 Nov 1984
    • TheatricalR1 Feb 1985
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1523 Nov 1984
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM13 Feb 1985
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+1828 Feb 1985
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical1 Feb 1985
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical18 Apr 1985
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1421 Mar 1985
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical28 Mar 1985
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Physical1 Feb 1994
    • PremiereOne World Film Festival17 Apr 2004
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1522 Feb 1985
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical1 Mar 1985

Frequently asked questions

The Killing Fields was released on 23 November 1984.

Audience reviews

3
  • C

    CinemaSerf

    3/27/2022

    7/10

    Sam Waterston is New York Times journalist Sydney Schanberg on post in Cambodia as the civil war comes to it's violent, cruel conclusion. Working with local journalist Dith Pran (Haing S. Ngor) they report on the rapidly deteriorating situation. When the American forces evacuate, Pran manages to get his family to safety but he can't leave himself and so Schanberg dedicates himself to the task of extricating his frien…

  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    9/4/2023

    10/10

    **A remarkable film that deserves to be viewed and that recalls a barbaric moment in the history of a country.** When there's a war, there's bound to be a film about what happened during that same war. Human conflicts have always fueled the film industry. It's something instinctive, we are attracted to the horror of carnage at the same time that we feel guilty about it, and we get tired of condemning violence and …

  • W

    Wuchak

    12/18/2024

    7/10

    **_When a Southeast Asian country decides to reset to Year Zero_** Just after the USA withdraws from Vietnam, the Khmer Rouge overtakes Phnom Penh in April, 1975 as an American journalist (Sam Waterston) is forced to leave his Cambodian buddy behind (Haing S. Ngor). The latter has no choice but to endure Pol Pot’s genocide over the next 3.5 years. “The Killing Fields” (1984/1985) is a harrowing docudrama based …

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