Factual account of Pulitzer prize-winning correspondent Sydney Schanberg's friendship and professional relationship with his interpreter, Dith Pran, during the turbulent period when Cambodia fell to the Khmer Rouge. Based on Schanberg's 1980 article for the 'New York Times', entitled "The death and life of Dith Pran".
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Physical Description:1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.videodiscVideorecordingvideorecording (DVD)
Publisher:Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2014.
General Note: Academy Awards: Best cinematography, Best film editing, Best supporting actor (Ngor)In English, Spanidh with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish.For private home use only.Special features: commentary by director Roland Joffee; Documentary of the Killing fields, theatrical trailer; music video "Imagine" (John Lennon).Based on the novel: The death and life of Dith Pran / by Sydney Schanberg.Originally released as motion picture in 1984.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Production designed by Roy Walker ; editor, Jim Clark ; associate producer, Iain Smith ; original music composed by Mike Oldfield.
Participant or Performer Note: Sam Waterston (Sydney Schanberg), Dr. Haing S. Ngor (Dith Pran), John Malkovich (Al Rockoff), Julian Sands (Jon Swain), Craig T. Nelson (Military Attache), Spalding Gray (U.S. Consul), Bill Paterson (Dr. MacEntire), Athol Fugard (Dr. Sundesval), Graham Kennedy (Dougal).
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards: Best cinematography, Best film editing, Best supporting actor (Ngor)