Texas Tech University

The Killing Fields

Moving Image Item Number: 1179VI2785
Pages
0
Media Type
Moving Image
Physical Location
D024.3E
Copyright Statement
2001 Warner Home Video
Number of Media
1
Language(s)
English
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Format
DVD
Time - Hr:Min:Sec
02:21:00
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Existence: 1984
General Note
When the Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh in 1975, many thought the killing would end. Instead it started a long nightmare in which three million Cambodians would die in the 'killing fields.' The Killing Fields is an epic story of friendship and survival produced by David Putnam and directed by Roldand Joffe. Sam Waterston plays Syndy Schanberg, whose war coverage entraps him and other journalists. Dr. Haing S. Ngor is Dirh Pran, Schanberg's aide and friend who saves them from execution. But Pran is sentenced to labor camps, enduring starvation and torture before escaping Thailand. Ngor also endured Khmer Rouge atrocities and saw his moving, Academy-award wining portrayal of Pran as a way of bringing his nation's tragic ordeal to light.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1179VI2785

Citation
The Killing Fields, 1179VI2785. 1984, Michael Cook Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1179VI2785, Accessed 19 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1179VI2785, Michael Cook Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 12 Jan 2010 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]