---
title: 'The Killing Fields (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roland Joffé'
released: '1984-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 139
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-killing-fields-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087553/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Killing Fields (1984)

1984 · 139 min · Drama, History · United Kingdom

Original title: La Déchirure

## Synopsis

The Killing Fields is a 1984 British biographical drama film about the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, which is based on the experiences of two journalists, Cambodian Dith Pran and American Sydney Schanberg. It was directed by Roland Joffé and produced by David Puttnam for Goldcrest Films. Sam Waterston stars as Schanberg, Haing S. Ngor as Pran, and John Malkovich as Al Rockoff. The adaptation for the screen was written by Bruce Robinson; the musical score was written by Mike Oldfield and orchestrated by David Bedford; and the costumes were designed by Judy Moorcroft.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roland Joffé](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-joffe)
- **Screenplay:** [Bruce Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-robinson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mike Oldfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-oldfield)
- **Producer:** [David Puttnam](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-puttnam), [Iain Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/iain-smith)
- **Director of Photography:** [Chris Menges](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-menges)
- **Editor:** [Jim Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-clark)

## Cast

- [Athol Fugard](https://cinepixo.com/people/athol-fugard) as Dr Sundesval
- [Julian Sands](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-sands) as Jon Swain
- [Graham Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-kennedy) as Dougal
- [Craig T. Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-t-nelson) as Military Attache
- [John Malkovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-malkovich) as Al Rockoff
- [Patrick Malahide](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-malahide) as Morgan
- [Joanna Merlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanna-merlin) as Schanberg's Sister
- [Spalding Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/spalding-gray) as U.S. Consul
- [Haing S. Ngor](https://cinepixo.com/people/haing-s-ngor) as Dith Pran
- [Sam Waterston](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-waterston) as Sydney Schanberg
- [Bill Paterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-paterson) as Dr MacEntire
- [Nell Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/nell-campbell) as Beth

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