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The killing fields / Goldcrest and International Film Investors present ; an Enigma production ; produced by David Puttnam ; screenplay by Bruce Robinson ; directed by Roland Joffé.

Joffé, Roland, 1945- (film director.). Puttnam, David, 1941- (film producer.). Robinson, Bruce, 1946- (screenwriter.). Waterston, Sam, (actor.). Ngor, Haing, (actor.). Nelson, Craig T., (actor.). Malkovich, John, (actor.). Fugard, Athol, (actor.). Schanberg, Sydney H. (Sydney Hillel), 1934-2016 Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Death and life of Dith Pran. (Added Author). Goldcrest Films International. (Added Author). International Film Investors (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm), (publisher.). Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, Craig T. Nelson, John Malkovich, Athol Fugard. (Cast).

Summary:

The story of New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg's friendship with a Cambodian interpreter, Dith Pran, during the time of the 1975 Khmer Rouge revolution.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book.
  • Publisher: [Burbank, Calif.] : [Warner Home Video], [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from web page.
Adapted from "The death and life of Dith Pran" by Sydney Schanberg in the New York Times Magazine.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
Widescreen (1.85:1).
Special features: Feature-length audio commentary by director Roland Joffe ; Theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Chris Menges; editor, Jim Clark; original music, Mike Oldfield.
Participant or Performer Note:
Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, Craig T. Nelson, John Malkovich, Athol Fugard.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 0, widescreen (1.85:1) ; Dolby surround.
Language Note:
In English with English and French subtitles.
Awards Note:
Winner, Academy Awards USA, 1985: Best Cinematography (Chris Menges), Best Film Editing (Jim Clark), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Haing S. Ngor).

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Subject: Dith Pran, 1942-2008 > Drama.
Schanberg, Sydney H. (Sydney Hillel), 1934-2016 > Drama.
Cambodia > History > 1975-1979 > Drama.
Political atrocities > Cambodia > Drama.
Political persecution > Cambodia > Drama.
Journalists > Drama.
Cambodia > Social conditions > Drama.
Genre: Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
War films.
Feature films.
French language materials > Bilingual > Videorecordings.
DVD-Video discs.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Palmerton Area Library.

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Palmerton Area Library DVDA KIL (Text) 65000000022857 Adult DVD Available -

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