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The Killing Fields (1984)

The Killing Fields
Running time: 136 min. | Genre: Drama, Journalism, Prison drama, 70's, Based on real facts, Photography, Cambodian Civil War
The Killing Fields

Synopsis

An American journalist from The New York Times, Sidney, is engulfed in the horror of Cambodia, and his native adviser disappears and is thought to be dead.

Cast

Sam Waterston
Haing S. Ngor
John Malkovich
Julian Sands
Craig T. Nelson
Spalding Gray
Bill Paterson
Patrick Malahide
Athol Fugard

Nominations & Awards

Academy Awards

  • Best Supporting Actor (Haing S. Ngor) WINNER
  • Best Film Editing WINNER
  • Best Cinematography WINNER
  • Best Picture NOMINATED
  • Best Director (Roland Joffé) NOMINATED
  • Best Leading Actor (Sam Waterston) NOMINATED
  • Best Adapted Screenplay NOMINATED

Golden Globes Awards

  • Best Supporting Actor (Haing S. Ngor) WINNER
  • Best Director (Roland Joffé) NOMINATED
  • Best Leading Actor - Drama (Sam Waterston) NOMINATED
  • Best Music (Score) NOMINATED
  • Best Picture - Drama NOMINATED
  • Best Screenplay NOMINATED

BAFTA

  • Best Picture WINNER
  • Best Leading Actor (Dr Haing S Ngor) WINNER
  • Most Outstanding Newcomer to Film (Haing S. Ngor) WINNER
  • Best Adapted Screenplay WINNER
  • Best Cinematography WINNER
  • Best Film Editing WINNER
  • Best Production Design WINNER
  • Best Sound WINNER
  • Best Director (Roland Joffé) NOMINATED
  • Best Leading Actor (Sam Waterston) NOMINATED
  • Best Music (Score) NOMINATED
  • Best Makeup and Hair Stylist NOMINATED
  • Best Special Visual Effects NOMINATED

César Award

  • Best Foreign Language Film NOMINATED

David di Donatello

  • Best Foreign Producer (David Puttnam) WINNER
  • Best foreign director (Roland Joffé) NOMINATED
  • Best Foreign Language Film NOMINATED

Directors Guild of America (DGA)

  • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film (Roland Joffé) NOMINATED

Boston Society of Film Critics

  • Best Picture WINNER
  • Best Leading Actor (Haing S. Ngor) WINNER
  • Best Supporting Actor (John Malkovich) WINNER
  • Best Cinematography WINNER

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

  • Best Cinematography WINNER
  • Best Supporting Actor (John Malkovich) NOMINATED

New York Film Critics Circle

  • Best Cinematography WINNER
  • Best Picture NOMINATED

National Board of Review

  • Top 10 - Movies of the Year WINNER

Details

Original title

The Killing Fields

Director

Roland Joffé

Producer

Distribuida por Warner Bros. Pictures; Goldcrest, International Film Investors, Enigma Productions; Productor: David Puttnam, Goldcrest Films, Enigma Films. Distribuida por Warner Bros.. Productor: David Puttnam

Running time

136 min.

Screenwriter

Bruce Robinson

Music

Mike Oldfield

Cinematography

Chris Menges

Year

1984

Country

United Kingdom United Kingdom

Box Office

Budget

$14,400,000

Ranking

IMDb
7.9
Rotten Tomatoes
9.3
Metacritic
7.6
Unopeliculas
7.7

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