When the Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh in 1975, many thought the killing would end. Instead it started a long nightmare in which three million Cambodians would die in the "killing fields."

The Killing Fields is an epic story of friendship and survival produced by David Puttnam (Chariots of Fire) and directed by Roland Joffe (The Mission). Sam Waterston plays Sydney Schanberg, whose war coverage entraps him and other journalists. Dr. Haing S. Ngor is Dith Pran, Schanberg`s aide and friend who saves them from execution. But Pran is sentenced to labor camps, enduring starvation and torture before escaping to Thailand. Ngor also endured Khmer Rouge atrocities and saw his moving, Academy Award®-winning portrayal of Pran (one of the film`s three Oscars®) as a way of bringing his nation`s tragic ordeal to light.

Interactive Menus

Deleted Scenes

Interviews: Roland Joffé (director); David Puttnam (producer); Bruce Robinson (writer); Julian Sands (actor)

Commentary: Roland Joffé

Product details

Actor	Sam Waterson, Dr Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich
Director	Roland Joffé
Label	SECOND SIGHT FILMS

Content	Blu-ray
Edition	Restored
Age rating	from age 15
Publication date	28.09.2026
Genre	Portrait, Biographie Drama History

EAN	5028836043096
Audio	English
Year of production	1984
Original title	The Killing Fields
Version	UK Version
Region code	B

Customer reviews

The killing fields

Written on 08. March 2011 by Roman.

This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Ein sehr realistischer Film, zeigt alle
Facetten des Kambodscha- Krieges.
Sehr spannend und brutal inszeniert.
Puissant et terrible

Written on 09. October 2007 by The Scott.

This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Un grand must du cinéma des années 80. Une histoire terrible dans un cambodge à feu et à sang, mais aussi une amitié puissante entre un reporter et son interprète. Une performence haute en couleur des acteurs et une tension extrême font que ce film doit trouver sa place dans toutes les bonnes vidéothèque.
noch was

Written on 03. February 2006 by GI Faebu.

This customer review refers to a alternative version.

man sollte auch wissen das die amis in kambodscha mehr bomben haben fallen gelassen als im gesamten zweiten weltkrieg
hart aber zuwenig

Written on 03. February 2006 by GI Faebu.

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fuer jemand der keine ahnung hat von pol pot schokierend aber fuer den kenner wird hier ein zu schoenes bild abgegeben . das grosse morden in kambodscha reicht fast an den holoc...aust ran nur das es hier die eigende bevoelkerung war

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The Killing Fields (1984) Restored English · Blu-ray

The Killing Fields (1984)
Restored English · Blu-ray