1984 · 142 min · R

The Killing Fields

Name: The Killing Fields
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1984
Duration: 142 min
Cast: Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich, Julian Sands, Craig T. Nelson

Directed by Roland Joffé · Drama, History, War

The Killing Fields (1984) is a Drama film, directed by Roland Joffé set in Cambodia during the 1970s. It runs 142 minutes and is rated R.

A survival, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of friendship, freedom & oppression, and guilt & shame run throughout.

Composer

Mike Oldfield

Cinematography

Chris Menges

Cast

Sam WaterstonHaing S. NgorJohn MalkovichJulian SandsCraig T. NelsonSpalding GrayBill PatersonAthol Fugard

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Cambodia

Setting

Urban Rural Wilderness

When

1970s

Premise & themes

Premise

Survival

Themes

Friendship Freedom & Oppression Guilt & Shame

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Measured

Based on

True Story

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