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The killing fields / Goldcrest and International Film Investors present ; an Enigma production ; screenplay by Bruce Robinson ; produced by David Puttnam ; directed by Roland Joffé.
LIBRA BLU RAY PN1997 .K5555 2014 disc + booklet
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Dith Pran, 1942-2008--Drama.
- Dith Pran.
- Schanberg, Sydney H. (Sydney Hillel), 1934-2016--Drama.
- Schanberg, Sydney H.
- Cambodia--History--1975-1979--Drama.
- Cambodia.
- Political atrocities--Cambodia--Drama.
- Political atrocities.
- Political persecution--Cambodia--Drama.
- Political persecution.
- Journalists--Drama.
- Journalists.
- Cambodia--Social conditions--Drama.
- Dith Pran, 1942-2008.
- Schanberg, Sydney H. (Sydney Hillel), 1934-2016.
- Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Biographical films.
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Film adaptations.
- Historical films.
- History.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- War films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Motion pictures, United Kingdom.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (36 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 18 cm)
- Edition:
- Deluxe 30th anniversary edition.
- Distribution:
- Burbank, California : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2014.
- Place of Publication:
- Burbank, California : Warner Bros. Entertainment, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English or dubbed Spanish dialogue; optional subtitles in French or Spanish.
- System Details:
- Blu-ray; 1080p High Definition; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (English); Dolby Digital 2.0 (dubbed Spanish); requires Blu-ray player.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- video file
- Blu-ray
- Summary:
- The story of New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg's friendship with a Cambodian interpreter, Dith Pran, during the time of the 1975 Khmer Rouge revolution.
- Participant:
- Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, Craig T. Nelson, John Malkovich, Julian Sands, Bill Paterson, Spalding Gray, Athol Fugard.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Chris Menges ; production designer, Roy Walker ; editor, Jim Clark ; associate producer, Iain Smith ; original music, Mike Oldfield.
- Notes:
- Adapted from "The death and life of Dith Pran" by Sydney Schanberg in the New York Times Magazine.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
- Supplemental hardback book includes photos, trivia and production history, and serves as the container for the Blu-ray disc.
- Special features: commentary by director Roland Joffé ; theatrical trailer.
- Academy Award winner, 1984: Best supporting actor (Haing S. Ngor) ; Best cinematography (Chris Menges) ; Best film editing (Jim Clark)
- Contains:
- Container of: Killing fields (Motion picture)
- Container of: Killing fields (Motion picture). Spanish.
- OCLC:
- 864687042
- Publisher Number:
- 883929374267
- 3000054231 Warner Brothers Home Entertainment
- 1000436984 Warner Bros Ent. Canada Inc.
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