The Killing Fields 40 years old
Here, only the silent survive.
The real-life story of a friendship between two journalists, an American and a Cambodian, during the bloody Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia in 1975, which led to the death of 2-3 million Cambodians during the next four years, until Pol Pot's regime was toppled by the intervening Vietnamese in 1979.
Credits
The Killing Fields Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Malkovich He was 30, now 71 years old | as Alan 'Al' Rockoff, Photographer |
| Craig T. Nelson He was 40, now 80 years old | as Major Reeves, Military Attache |
| Patrick Malahide He was 39, now 79 years old | as Morgan |
| Sam Waterston He was 43, now 84 years old | as Sydney Schanberg |
| Haing S. Ngor He was 44, 55 years old when he died | as Dith Pran |
| Spalding Gray He was 43, 62 years old when he died | as United States consul |
| Julian Sands He was 26, now 66 years old | as Jon Swain |
| Edward Entero Chey | as Sarun, Sydney's Driver |
| Katherine Krapum Chey | as Ser Moeum: Dith Pran's wife |
| Bill Paterson He was 39, now 79 years old | as Dr. MacEntire |
| Joanna Merlin She was 53, now 93 years old | as Schanberg's Sister |
| Athol Fugard He was 52, now 92 years old | as Dr. Sundesval |
| David Henry | as France |
| Graham Kennedy He was 50, 71 years old when he died | as Dougal |
| Sayo Inaba | as Mrs. Noaks |
| Nell Campbell She was 31, now 71 years old | as Beth |
| Oliver Pierpaoli | as Titony: Dith Pran's son |
| Monirak Sisowath | as Phat: Khmer Rouge leader: 2nd village |
| Ira Wheeler He was 63, 81 years old when he died | as Ambassador Wade |
| Jay Barney He was 30, 31 years old when he died | as Schanberg's Father |
The Killing Fields Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Juliet Taylor as Casting. | Production |
| Susie Figgis as Casting. She was 36 (now 76) years old | Production |
| Jim Clark as Editor. He was 48 (32) years old when He died | Editing |
| Pat Golden as Casting. | Production |
| Steve Spence as Art Direction. He was 22 (now 62) years old | Art |
| Judy Moorcroft as Costume Design. She was 51 (58) years old when She died | Costume & Make-Up |
| David Appleby as Still Photographer. | Camera |
| Iain Smith as Associate Producer. He was 35 (now 75) years old | Production |
| Roland Joffé as Director. He was 38 (now 79) years old | Directing |
| Bruce Robinson as Screenplay. He was 38 (now 78) years old | Writing |
| David Puttnam as Producer. He was 43 (now 83) years old | Production |
| Mike Oldfield as Original Music Composer. He was 31 (now 71) years old | Sound |
The Killing Fields (40 years)
Here, only the silent survive.
- Release day: Friday, November 23, 1984
- Runtime: 142 minutes
- Budget: 14400000.00
- Revenue: 34700291.00