The Killing Fields

7.5

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.

Discover

Sam Waterston

Sydney Schanberg

Haing S. Ngor

Dith Pran

John Malkovich

Al Rockoff

Julian Sands

Jon Swain

Craig T. Nelson

Military Attaché

Spalding Gray

U.S. Consul

Bill Paterson

Dr. MacEntire

Athol Fugard

Dr. Sundesval

Katherine Krapum Chey

Ser Moeum (Pran's Wife)

Oliver Pierpaoli

Titony (Pran's Son)

Tom Bird

U.S. Military Advisor

Monirak Sisowath

Phat (K.R. Leader 2nd Village)

Ira Wheeler

Ambassador Wade

David Henry

France

Joan Harris

TV Interviewer

Joanna Merlin

Schanberg's Sister

Jay Barney

Schanberg's Father

Mark Long

Noaks

Sayo Inaba

Mrs. Noaks

Mow Leng

Sirik Matak

Chinsaure Sar

Arresting Officer

Hout Ming Tran

K.R. Cadre — First Village

Charles Bodycomb

Jeep Driver (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Art

Steve Spence

Art Direction

Roy Walker

Production Design

Roger Murray-Leach

Art Direction

Martin Atkinson

Assistant Art Director

Tessa Davies

Set Dresser

Ken Court

Assistant Art Director

George Dean

Painter

Howard Brown

Graphic Designer

Fred Gunning

Supervising Carpenter

Julie Graysmark

Draughtsman

Ronald Kent

Painter

Len Furey

Construction Manager

Bill Harman

Construction Manager

John Roberts

Painter

Terry Wells Sr.

Property Master

John Gorham

Graphic Designer

Camera

Chris Menges

Director of Photography

James Ainslie

Clapper Loader

Tony Breeze

Assistant Camera

Ivan Strasburg

Second Unit Director of Photography

Roland Neveu

Still Photographer

Satharn Pairaoh

Assistant Camera

Jeremy Gee

Focus Puller

Robert McRae

Key Grip

Agapios Louka

Camera Technician

Mike Roberts

Camera Operator

David Appleby

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Judy Moorcroft

Costume Design

Sophy Pradith

Makeup Artist

Freddie Williamson

Makeup Artist

Ken Lintott

Makeup Artist

Yvonne Coppard

Makeup Artist

Doungporn Soawapap

Wardrobe Assistant

Norman Dickens

Wardrobe Master

Anthony Black

Wardrobe Assistant

Keith Denny

Wardrobe Supervisor

Keith Morton

Wardrobe Master

Marc O'Hara

Wardrobe Master

Gary Wells

Wardrobe Assistant

Chris Taylor

Hairstylist

Tommie Manderson

Makeup Supervisor

Ronnie Cogan

Hairstylist

James Keeler

Hairstylist

Crew

Len Day

Carpenter

Frank Henry

Carpenter

John Porter

Carpenter

Andrew Overholtzer

Special Effects Technician

Alan Taylor

Carpenter

Terry Forrestal

Stunt Coordinator

Alan Bryce

Special Effects Technician

Melvyn Pearson

Special Effects Technician

Jay King

Special Effects Technician

Peter Casey

Generator Operator

Tony Tromp

Editorial Staff

Judy Freeman

Video Assist Operator

Directing

Roland Joffé

Director

Penny Eyles

Continuity

Alan Goluboff

Assistant Director

Howard Rothschild

Assistant Director

Buranee Rachjaibun

Assistant Director

David Barron

Assistant Director

Charles Hubbard

Assistant Director

David Brown

Assistant Director

Sompol Sungkawess

Assistant Director

Gerry Toomey

Assistant Director

Bill Westley

First Assistant Director

Richard Hawley

Assistant Director

Editing

Jim Clark

Editor

Bryan Oates

First Assistant Editor

Anne Sopel

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Peter Bloor

Gaffer

Ray Boyle

Gaffer

Eric Melville

Electrician

John Clark

Best Boy Electric

Jonn Barry

Electrician

Eddie Knight

Electrician

Allan Mills

Electrician

Production

Susie Figgis

Casting

David Puttnam

Producer

Pat Golden

Casting

Iain Smith

Associate Producer

Jake Eberts

Executive Producer

Ron Quelch

Production Assistant

Say Hong

Casting Assistant

Hugh O'Donnell

Location Assistant

Philip Kohler

Production Manager

Claude Hudson

Production Manager

Charles Hubbard

Unit Production Manager

Robin Douet

Production Supervisor

David Coatsworth

Production Manager

Barrie Melrose

Production Manager

Sound

Mike Oldfield

Original Music Composer

Sacha Semeria

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Eddy Joseph

Dialogue Editor

Dushko Indjic

Boom Operator

Ian Fuller

Sound Editor

Peter Compton

Sound Editor

Niwat Sumneangsanor

Sound Assistant

Bill Rowe

Sound Mixer

David Grimsdale

Sound Editor

Ray Merrin

Sound Mixer

Ric O'Connor

Sound Editor

Clive Winter

Sound Mixer

Robert Taylor

Sound Mixer

Leonard Green

Dialogue Editor

Tony Jackson

Sound Recordist

David Bedford

Orchestrator

Greg Fulginiti

Music Consultant

John Gale

Music Consultant

David Bedford

Music Arranger

Writing

Bruce Robinson

Screenplay

Art

Steve Spence

Art Direction

Roy Walker

Production Design

Roger Murray-Leach

Art Direction

Martin Atkinson

Assistant Art Director

Tessa Davies

Set Dresser

Ken Court

Assistant Art Director

George Dean

Painter

Howard Brown

Graphic Designer

Fred Gunning

Supervising Carpenter

Julie Graysmark

Draughtsman

Ronald Kent

Painter

Len Furey

Construction Manager

Bill Harman

Construction Manager

John Roberts

Painter

Terry Wells Sr.

Property Master

John Gorham

Graphic Designer

Camera

Chris Menges

Director of Photography

James Ainslie

Clapper Loader

Tony Breeze

Assistant Camera

Ivan Strasburg

Second Unit Director of Photography

Roland Neveu

Still Photographer

Satharn Pairaoh

Assistant Camera

Jeremy Gee

Focus Puller

Robert McRae

Key Grip

Agapios Louka

Camera Technician

Mike Roberts

Camera Operator

David Appleby

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Judy Moorcroft

Costume Design

Sophy Pradith

Makeup Artist

Freddie Williamson

Makeup Artist

Ken Lintott

Makeup Artist

Yvonne Coppard

Makeup Artist

Doungporn Soawapap

Wardrobe Assistant

Norman Dickens

Wardrobe Master

Anthony Black

Wardrobe Assistant

Keith Denny

Wardrobe Supervisor

Keith Morton

Wardrobe Master

Marc O'Hara

Wardrobe Master

Gary Wells

Wardrobe Assistant

Chris Taylor

Hairstylist

Tommie Manderson

Makeup Supervisor

Ronnie Cogan

Hairstylist

James Keeler

Hairstylist

Crew

Len Day

Carpenter

Frank Henry

Carpenter

John Porter

Carpenter

Andrew Overholtzer

Special Effects Technician

Alan Taylor

Carpenter

Terry Forrestal

Stunt Coordinator

Alan Bryce

Special Effects Technician

Melvyn Pearson

Special Effects Technician

Jay King

Special Effects Technician

Peter Casey

Generator Operator

Tony Tromp

Editorial Staff

Judy Freeman

Video Assist Operator

Directing

Roland Joffé

Director

Penny Eyles

Continuity

Alan Goluboff

Assistant Director

Howard Rothschild

Assistant Director

Buranee Rachjaibun

Assistant Director

David Barron

Assistant Director

Charles Hubbard

Assistant Director

David Brown

Assistant Director

Sompol Sungkawess

Assistant Director

Gerry Toomey

Assistant Director

Bill Westley

First Assistant Director

Richard Hawley

Assistant Director

Editing

Jim Clark

Editor

Bryan Oates

First Assistant Editor

Anne Sopel

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Peter Bloor

Gaffer

Ray Boyle

Gaffer

Eric Melville

Electrician

John Clark

Best Boy Electric

Jonn Barry

Electrician

Eddie Knight

Electrician

Allan Mills

Electrician

Production

Susie Figgis

Casting

David Puttnam

Producer

Pat Golden

Casting

Iain Smith

Associate Producer

Jake Eberts

Executive Producer

Ron Quelch

Production Assistant

Say Hong

Casting Assistant

Hugh O'Donnell

Location Assistant

Philip Kohler

Production Manager

Claude Hudson

Production Manager

Charles Hubbard

Unit Production Manager

Robin Douet

Production Supervisor

David Coatsworth

Production Manager

Barrie Melrose

Production Manager

Sound

Mike Oldfield

Original Music Composer

Sacha Semeria

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Eddy Joseph

Dialogue Editor

Dushko Indjic

Boom Operator

Ian Fuller

Sound Editor

Peter Compton

Sound Editor

Niwat Sumneangsanor

Sound Assistant

Bill Rowe

Sound Mixer

David Grimsdale

Sound Editor

Ray Merrin

Sound Mixer

Ric O'Connor

Sound Editor

Clive Winter

Sound Mixer

Robert Taylor

Sound Mixer

Leonard Green

Dialogue Editor

Tony Jackson

Sound Recordist

David Bedford

Orchestrator

Greg Fulginiti

Music Consultant

John Gale

Music Consultant

David Bedford

Music Arranger

Writing

Bruce Robinson

Screenplay