Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1984-11-23) |
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| Awards: | Won 3 Oscars. 28 wins & 24 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $34,700,291 |
| Screen: | Bruce Robinson |
| Productions: | Goldcrest, Enigma Productions, International Film Investors |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français, , Pусский |
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Casts
- 8975: Sam Waterston - Sydney Schanberg
- 8976: Haing S. Ngor - Dith Pran
- 6949: John Malkovich - Al Rockoff
- 6104: Julian Sands - Jon Swain
- 8977: Craig T. Nelson - Military Attaché
- 8978: Spalding Gray - U.S. Consul
- 104795: Bill Paterson - Dr. MacEntire
Crews
- 8965: Roland Joffé - Director - Directing
- 8966: Bruce Robinson - Screenplay - Writing
- 8967: David Puttnam - Producer - Production
- 8968: Mike Oldfield - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 8969: Chris Menges - Director of Photography - Camera
- 8970: Jim Clark - Editor - Editing
- 3806: Marion Dougherty - Casting - Production
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
Review text:
Sam Waterston is New York Times journalist Sydney Schanberg on post in Cambodia as the civil war comes to it's violent, cruel conclusion. Working with local journalist Dith Pran (Haing S. Ngor) they report on the rapidly deteriorating situation. When the American forces evacuate, Pra ....
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**A remarkable film that deserves to be viewed and that recalls a barbaric moment in the history of a country.** When there's a war, there's bound to be a film about what happened during that same war. Human conflicts have always fueled the film industry. It's something instinctiv ....
Continue reading ->Wuchak
Review text:
**_When a Southeast Asian country decides to reset to Year Zero_** Just after the USA withdraws from Vietnam, the Khmer Rouge overtakes Phnom Penh in April, 1975 as an American journalist (Sam Waterston) is forced to leave his Cambodian buddy behind (Haing S. Ngor). The latter has ....
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