The killing fields
(DVD) 

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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video [distributor], [2001].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
0790749424 :, 9780790749426
UPC
085391141921

Notes

General Note
Originally released as motion picture in 1984.
General Note
Based on the novel: The death and life of Dith Pran / by Sydney Schanberg.
General Note
Special features: cast & crew; commentary by director Roland Joffeé; Dr. Haing S. Ngor; interactive menus; production notes; theatrical trailer; scene access.
Creation/Production Credits
Production designed by Roy Walker ; editor, Jim Clark ; associate producer, Iain Smith ; original music composed by Mike Oldfield.
Participants/Performers
Sam Waterston (Sydney Schanberg), Dr. Haing S. Ngor (Dith Pran), John Malkovich (Al Rockoff), Julian Sands (Jon Swain), Craig T. Nelson (Military Attache), Spalding Gray (U.S. Consul), Bill Paterson (Dr. MacEntire), Athol Fugard (Dr. Sundesval), Graham Kennedy (Dougal).
Description
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.
System Details
DVD; Region 1; Dolby surround stereo.
Language
In English with optional subtitles in English or French; closed captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Academy Awards: Best cinematography, Best film editing, Best supporting actor (Ngor).
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Menges, C., Robinson, B., Puttnam, D., Joffé, R., Waterston, S., Ngor, H., Malkovich, J., Sands, J., Nelson, C. T., Gray, S., Paterson, B., Fugard, A., Kennedy, G., Clark, J., Oldfield, M., & Schanberg, S. H. 1. (2001). The killing fields (Widescreen version.). Warner Home Video [distributor].

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Chris Menges et al.. 2001. The Killing Fields. Warner Home Video [distributor].

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Chris Menges et al.. The Killing Fields Warner Home Video [distributor], 2001.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Menges, Chris, et al. The Killing Fields Widescreen version., Warner Home Video [distributor], 2001.

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