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A Killing Fields (1984) is an award-winning dramatic British film based on the lives of the journalists Dith Pran, who survived a Khmer Rouge regime, Sydney Schanberg, and Jon Swain. A film, which won 3 Academy Awards, was directed by Roland Joffé and stars Sam Waterston as Schanberg, Haing S. Ngor as Dith Pran, and Julian Sands as Jon Swain. A 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 a Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role; cinematographer Chris Menges won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. A film as well won for Right Editing. A soundtrack is by Mike Oldfield. Around 1986, actor Spalding Gray, who got a little role in the film when the Western consul, created Swimming to Cambodia, an acclaimed monologue (later filmed by Jonathan Demme) based upon his lives making A Killing Fields.
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Greatest Films - The Killing Fields Brief review, synopsis and discussion of the film Apollo Movie Guide Review, links, and cast information. TV Guide Online: The Killing Fields A lengthy review and credits. Britmovie: The Killing Fields Synopsis, cast and crew information, image gallery, and video clip. IMDb - The Killing Fields Cast/credits plus additional information about the film |
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