The Killing Fields

"Here, only the silent survive."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.8/10

63,342 votes

91/100

Fresh

76/100

Metascore

7.5/10

824 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 3 wins•📋 4 nominations

Won

Best Cinematography

Best Supporting Actor

Best Film Editing

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins

Won

Silver nugget for the best foreign film

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$14.4M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$34.7M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$34,700,291

United States

Profit

+$20.3M

ROI: +141%

Budget Recovery241% of budget

$0|Budget: $14.4M|Revenue: $34.7M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

72.1K

Daily Avg

1.2K

7-Day Trend

+8%

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Wikipedia

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Bangkok

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Story Setting

Set In

Cambodia

Themes & Subjects

#warcorrespondent#killingfields#khmerrouge

Characters

Dith Pran

Sydney Schanberg

Al Rockoff

Jon Swain

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Chris Menges

Film Editing

Jim Clark

Music / Score

Mike Oldfield

Production Companies

Enigma ProductionsWarner Bros. EntertainmentInternational Film Investors

Distributors

Warner Bros. EntertainmentNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Killing Fields

Available in 30 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	Kanopy, Plex Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	—	Plex	—	—
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	SBS On Demand	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaM

Germany16

France12

JapanPG12

Argentina+18

Brazil14

+9 more countries

Production

Director

Roland Joffé

Writer

Bruce Robinson

Production Companies

GoldcrestEnigma ProductionsInternational Film Investors

Cast

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

Graham Kennedy

Dougal

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Katherine Krapum Chey

Ser Moeum (Pran's Wife)

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Oliver Pierpaoli

Titony (Pran's Son)

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Edward Entero Chey

Sarun

Tags & Keywords

journalistvietnamcambodiacivil warbased on novel or bookphotographermass murder1970sevacuationembassynational socialist partykilling fieldsred khmerpol potpulitzer prize

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