The Killing Fields

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The Killing Fields is a 1984 historical drama film about the Cambodian genocide under the Khmer Rouge, focusing on the harrowing experiences of a journalist and his interpreter.

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instanceOf British film
biographical film
film
historical drama film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Film Editing NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role NERFINISHED
BAFTA Award for Best Film NERFINISHED
basedOn The Death and Life of Dith Pran NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Sydney Schanberg NERFINISHED
castMember Craig T. Nelson NERFINISHED
Haing S. Ngor NERFINISHED
John Malkovich NERFINISHED
Julian Sands NERFINISHED
Sam Waterston NERFINISHED
character Dith Pran NERFINISHED
Sydney Schanberg NERFINISHED
cinematographer Chris Menges NERFINISHED
composer Mike Oldfield NERFINISHED
countryDepicted Cambodia NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Roland Joffé NERFINISHED
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editor Jim Clark NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Thailand NERFINISHED
genre historical drama
war drama
mainSubject Cambodian genocide NERFINISHED
Khmer Rouge NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus interpreter
journalist
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Picture
notableFor depiction of Cambodian genocide
originalLanguage English
portrays Cambodian civil war NERFINISHED
Khmer Rouge regime NERFINISHED
producer David Puttnam NERFINISHED
productionCompany Goldcrest Films NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1984
runningTime about 141 minutes
screenwriter Bruce Robinson NERFINISHED
setting Cambodia NERFINISHED
settingPeriod 1970s
title The Killing Fields NERFINISHED

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David Puttnam notableWork The Killing Fields
David Puttnam produced The Killing Fields
Mark Rosenberg notableWork The Killing Fields
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Jim Clark notableWork The Killing Fields
Jim Clark notableWork The Killing Fields
this entity surface form: The Killing Fields: The Making of an Epic
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Chris Menges notableWork The Killing Fields
Choeung Ek genocide center category The Killing Fields
subject surface form: Choeung Ek Genocide Center
this entity surface form: Killing Fields
Peter MacDonald workedOn The Killing Fields
Julian Sands notableWork The Killing Fields
Spalding Gray performedIn The Killing Fields
Swimming to Cambodia associatedWith The Killing Fields
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Roland Joffé notableWork The Killing Fields
Roland Joffé directed The Killing Fields
Roland Joffé directorialDebut The Killing Fields
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Sam Waterston notableWork The Killing Fields
Sam Waterston characterIn The Killing Fields