The Killing Fields
“Here, only the silent survive.”
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.
Genres
Drama, History, War
Studio
Goldcrest
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Killing Fields performed
Budget
$14.4M
Worldwide Gross
$34.7M
Gross Profit
$20.3M
Return
2.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$5M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Sydney Schanberg
Sam Waterston
Sydney Schanberg
Dith Pran
Haing S. Ngor
Dith Pran
Al Rockoff
John Malkovich
Al Rockoff
Jon Swain
Julian Sands
Jon Swain
Military Attaché
Craig T. Nelson
Military Attaché
U.S. Consul
Spalding Gray
U.S. Consul
Dr. MacEntire
Bill Paterson
Dr. MacEntire
Dr. Sundesval
Athol Fugard
Dr. Sundesval
Dougal
Graham Kennedy
Dougal
Ser Moeum (Pran's Wife)
Katherine Krapum Chey
Ser Moeum (Pran's Wife)
Titony (Pran's Son)
Oliver Pierpaoli
Titony (Pran's Son)
Sarun
Edward Entero Chey
Sarun
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